Old Riverside Station, Highland Branch, Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 6434-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383689

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Riverside)
Old Riverside Station, Highland Branch, Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 6434-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Riverside)

Description

The image depicts the Old Riverside Station on the Highland Branch in Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are railway tracks leading to the station, a two-story signal tower labeled "Tower No. 15," and a series of train cars parked along the platform. The background features a hillside with trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
railroad signal towers
trees
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012590
B-Series negative 6434-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

PC015.002.430.6434-B

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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