View along track, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8862-B

Description

The image shows a view along a railroad track in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. There are railroad tracks on the left and several men working near a piece of machinery in the foreground. To the right, there are wooden structures and buildings, with some additional buildings visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
bridges (built works)
steam shovels
workers
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013502
B-Series negative 8862-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

PC015.002.460.8862-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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View along track, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8862-B

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