Highland Branch (now MBTA Riverside Line) tracks looking east from south side of tracks, bridge in background, Newton Centre, Newton, Mass., 9629-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-381402

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Description

The image shows the Highland Branch (now the MBTA Riverside Line) railroad tracks looking eastward from the south side. In the foreground, the parallel tracks are visible with a bridge seen in the distance. The surrounding landscape includes earth embankments on both sides, utility poles, and some sparse trees in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002549
B-Series negative 9629-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

PC015.002.460.9629-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)

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Description Level

Item

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