1897-01-01
GUSN-384246
The image depicts a construction site along the Main Line at the Putnam Street ledge in West Newton, Newton, Massachusetts. Several workers are present, engaging in various tasks amidst the rocky terrain and timber framework. Steam is visible rising from equipment, and in the background, a row of houses and a wooden fence line the edge of the site. A line of rail cars is seen on the left side of the image.
railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
construction (assembling)
workers
houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP013113
B-Series negative 8473-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
PC015.002.440.8473-B
West Newton (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Item
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