Passenger railroad station, construction, view from front of new station looking south, Pittsfield, Mass., 10424-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-08-15

GUSN

GUSN-382193

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Description

The image shows a construction site with a dirt landscape viewed from the front of a new passenger railroad station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Piles of rocks and construction materials are scattered across the foreground, and several trees stand in the middle ground. In the background, buildings and additional structures are visible beyond the construction area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
construction (assembling)
railroads
rubble concrete
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003340
B-Series negative 10424-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.10424-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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