Railroad station construction, looking west in front of main building, Pittsfield, Mass., 10430-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-10-10

GUSN

GUSN-382199

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Description

The image depicts a construction site in front of a main building at a railroad station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Visible are two boxcars labeled "Lehigh Valley," piles of construction materials, including bricks and wooden planks, and part of a large building on the right. The scene is set in an area with other structures and a railroad track running through the center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
construction (assembling)
exterior views
railroads
boxcars
brick (clay product)
rubble concrete
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003346
B-Series negative 10430-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.10430-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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