Freight yard, looking east from Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8850-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-12-30

GUSN

GUSN-384584

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Description

The image depicts a freight yard in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, looking east from Centre Street. It features multiple railroad tracks with a few freight cars visible on them. There are piles of gravel and structures alongside the tracks, including a small building and utility poles. Residential buildings and bare trees can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
freight trains
rolling stock
bridges (built works)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013490
B-Series negative 8850-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

PC015.002.460.8850-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)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom right corner of this negative is broken.

Description Level

Item

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