Washington Street looking south, Newton Lower Falls, Newton, Massachusetts, 5612-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382897

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Description

The image shows a view looking south on Washington Street in Newton Lower Falls, Newton, Massachusetts. There are railroad tracks crossing the street with a crossing sign visible on the left. A small building is on the left side next to the tracks. A man is standing near a pole and a child is standing near a large tree on the right side of the road, with a wooded area in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

streets
railroads
grade crossings
gatehouses
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011616
B-Series negative 5612-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.410.5612-B

Places

Newton Lower Falls (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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