Margin Street wall, cross section in rock, West Newton, Newton, Mass., 10495-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897-02-05

GUSN

GUSN-382263

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (West)
Margin Street wall, cross section in rock, West Newton, Newton, Mass., 10495-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (West)

Description

The image depicts a person standing next to a cross section of a rock wall on Margin Street in West Newton, Newton, Massachusetts. The wall is constructed of large, rough stones, and there are piles of rocks and rubble visible around the person.

Details

Descriptive Terms

walls
cross sections
stone (rock)
construction (assembling)
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003410
B-Series negative 10495-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.440.10495-B

Places

West Newton (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Construction

Description Level

Item

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