McCabe's derrick car placing long span for new overhead footbridge, Pittsfield, Mass., 10445-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382214

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Description

The image depicts a derrick car, labeled as McCabe's, placing a long span for a new overhead footbridge in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The structure of the footbridge under construction is prominently visible, set against a backdrop of leafless trees and a snow-covered ground. Additionally, there is a metal fence in the foreground, and a tall utility pole with several insulators is present on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
footbridges
derricks
workers
utility poles
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003361
B-Series negative 10445-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

PC015.002.470.10445-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Cranes, derricks, etc.
Footbridges

Description Level

Item

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