Riverside engine house, front view before extension, Newton, Massachusetts, 8734-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384468

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Riverside)
Riverside engine house, front view before extension, Newton, Massachusetts, 8734-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Riverside)

Description

The image shows the front view of the Riverside engine house before its extension in Newton, Massachusetts. The brick building features tall windows and large arched doors. Five men are visible in front of the structure, and railroad tracks run across the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roundhouses
exterior views
railroads
surveyors
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013374
B-Series negative 8734-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.430.8734-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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