View of steam shovel at west end of Newton Centre railroad station, Highland Branch, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8806-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384540

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Description

The image shows a steam shovel at the west end of the Newton Centre railroad station on the Highland Branch in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene includes a railway track leading under a wooden bridge, with a group of people, possibly workers, gathered near the station building in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
bridges (built works)
abutments
railroad stations
exterior views
steam shovels
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013446
B-Series negative 8806-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

PC015.002.460.8806-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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