Passenger railroad station, construction, looking west, excavation and foundations for main building, southeast corner, Pittsfield, Mass., 10417-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-07-25

GUSN

GUSN-382186

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Description

The image shows a construction site for a passenger railroad station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, viewed looking west. Visible are the excavation and foundation work for the main building at the southeast corner of the site. Several workers and construction materials, such as wooden beams and piles of dirt or stones, are present, alongside a partial view of an existing building on the right.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
construction (assembling)
railroads
boxcars
rubble concrete
workers
excavation (process)
foundations (structural elements)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003333
B-Series negative 10417-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.10417-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Construction

Description Level

Item

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