Centre Street crossing, Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8725-B

Description

The image depicts a railroad crossing at Centre Street on the Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. There are train tracks intersecting with the road, along with crossing gates on either side. A small building and utility poles are visible near the tracks, and there is a sign warning pedestrians not to walk on the tracks. Bare trees and a building are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
gatehouses
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013365
B-Series negative 8725-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

PC015.002.460.8725-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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Centre Street crossing, Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8725-B

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