Railroad station construction, completion of track, platforms, and canopies, looking northwest from top of Brigham Building, Pittsfield, Mass., 9647-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1915-02-19

GUSN

GUSN-381419

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Pittsfield - New railroad station
Railroad station construction, completion of track, platforms, and canopies, looking northwest from top of Brigham Building, Pittsfield, Mass., 9647-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Pittsfield - New railroad station

Description

The image shows a railroad station under construction, with completed tracks, platforms, and canopies. The view is from the top of the Brigham Building in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, looking northwest. Visible elements include a railway line flanked by platforms with shelters and stairs providing access, as well as part of the Brigham Building on the left. Surrounding the station there are residential buildings and trees in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
railroad stations
railroads
platforms (floors)
canopies (structural elements)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002566
B-Series negative 9647-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.9647-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Railroad stations
Construction

Description Level

Item

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