1890-1925
GUSN-384248
The image shows a construction scene in Newtonville, Newton, Massachusetts, where a large girder is being raised over railway tracks. Several workers are visible around the girder, which is positioned above the tracks with cables and a tower-like structure supporting it. In the background, there are stone retaining walls, utility poles, and a few residential houses.
railroads
bridges (built works)
girder bridges
construction (assembling)
workers
houses
residential structures
exterior views
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP013115
B-Series negative 8475-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
PC015.002.420.8475-B
Newtonville (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Item
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