General view looking east showing station from Institution Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9601-B

Description

The image provides a general view looking east towards a station from Institution Avenue in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible in the scene are railway tracks running through an area with construction activity. There is a station building with a distinctive roof to the left, and several buildings and utility poles are visible in the background. A fence runs along the right side of the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
cities
lumber
fences
utility poles
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002521
B-Series negative 9601-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.460.9601-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)

Subjects

Cities and towns

Description Level

Item

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General view looking east showing station from Institution Avenue, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9601-B

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