Greenwood Avenue, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Railroad, 8339-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1898-01-17

GUSN

GUSN-384073

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Newtonville)
Greenwood Avenue, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Railroad, 8339-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Newtonville)

Description

The image depicts a section of Greenwood Avenue in Newtonville, Massachusetts. There is a set of railroad tracks running along the left side, bordered by utility poles. On the right side, a hillside features several houses with surrounding trees and a pathway leading down to the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
houses
utility poles
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012979
B-Series negative 8339-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.420.8339-B

Places

Newtonville (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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