Gale's crossing, looking south, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 8217-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383952

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Pittsfield
Gale's crossing, looking south, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 8217-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Pittsfield

Description

The image depicts a snowy landscape at Gale's Crossing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, looking south. In the foreground, railroad tracks cross the image, with a signpost above that reads "RAIL ROAD CROSSING" and "LOOK OUT FOR THE ENGINE." In the background, there are bare trees and a building to the left, with rolling hills and sparse vegetation visible in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012857
B-Series negative 8217-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.470.8217-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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