Looking west at Gales' Crossing, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 5451-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382735

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Pittsfield
Looking west at Gales' Crossing, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 5451-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Pittsfield

Description

The image shows a view looking west at Gales' Crossing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Two sets of railroad tracks run straight through the center, flanked by wooden fences and utility poles. There are signs on both sides of the crossing that read "Railroad Crossing." The landscape is covered in snow, with bare trees and rolling hills visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011455
B-Series negative 5451-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.470.5451-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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