Stephen Moore Wall, Newton, Mass., 10509-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897-05-25

GUSN

GUSN-382277

You can find this within

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton - Rail scenes and construction
Stephen Moore Wall, Newton, Mass., 10509-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton - Rail scenes and construction

Description

The image depicts a section of railway tracks and a wall in Newton, Massachusetts, identified as "Stephen Moore Wall." A stone retaining wall runs alongside a set of tracks, with a dirt path in between. Trees and a building are visible near the rails, and utility poles line the tracks further into the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
walls
fences
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003424
B-Series negative 10509-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.450.10509-B

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Dwellings

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.