Freight house, south wall, east end, Pittsfield, Mass., 10403-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-10-29

GUSN

GUSN-382172

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Description

The image shows the south wall at the east end of a freight house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. There are piles of materials, such as bricks and wood, stacked along the wall. In the background, a sign on a building reads "Morris & Co. Dressed Beef and Provisions." A cart is visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight houses
construction (assembling)
exterior views
workers
brick (clay product)
lumber
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003319
B-Series negative 10403-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.470.10403-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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