Freight house, south wall, west end, Pittsfield, Mass., 10398-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1913-10-22

GUSN

GUSN-382167

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Pittsfield
Freight house, south wall, west end, Pittsfield, Mass., 10398-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Pittsfield

Description

The image depicts the south wall of the west end of a freight house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The structure features several large windows with rectangular panes and a pitched roof. In front of the building, there are barrels and a box labeled "Roofing Pitch" lying on a mound of sand or gravel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight houses
construction (assembling)
exterior views
barrels (containers)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003314
B-Series negative 10398-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.470.10398-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Railroads--Buildings and structures
Construction

Description Level

Item

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