1890-1925
GUSN-384276
The image shows a construction area in West Newton, Newton, Massachusetts, near the 13th milepost from Boston. Several workers are visible on a rocky ledge, engaged in construction activities. A small rail track runs through the site, with two open wagons filled with rocks. There is a hoisting apparatus and a small shed to the right of the tracks. Trees and a utility pole are present in the background.
railroads
freight cars
construction (assembling)
workers
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP013143
B-Series negative 8503-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
PC015.002.440.8503-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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