Depressing tracks of Highland Branch, view of steam shovel blocked up at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9608-B

Description

The image shows a steam shovel at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, as it is blocked up on a wooden structure. A person is visible working near the base of the machine. Railroad tracks and a building are also partially visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

construction equipment
construction (assembling)
railroads
steam shovels
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002528
B-Series negative 9608-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.460.9608-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

Steam shovels
Construction

Description Level

Item

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Depressing tracks of Highland Branch, view of steam shovel blocked up at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9608-B

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