Institution Avenue bridge, looking west from front of station, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8830-B

Description

The image shows Institution Avenue bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, viewed from the front of a station. Two sets of railroad tracks run beneath the bridge, extending into the distance. On the right side, there is a staircase leading up to a building partially visible among leafless trees.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
platforms (floors)
bridges (built works)
abutments
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013470
B-Series negative 8830-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

PC015.002.460.8830-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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Institution Avenue bridge, looking west from front of station, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8830-B

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