Main Line, temporary platform, east end from the north, Newtonville, Newton, Massachusetts, 8505-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-09-04

GUSN

GUSN-384278

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Description

The image shows a temporary platform in Newtonville, Newton, Massachusetts, viewed from the north at the east end. A wooden cart with spoked wheels is positioned on the platform beside a vertical post with a lantern attached. In the background, there are houses and trees beyond a wooden fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
platforms (floors)
carts
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013145
B-Series negative 8505-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.420.8505-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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