Railroad station construction, looking east showing Express Building and old fashioned cement mixer, Pittsfield, Mass., 9650-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-03-20

GUSN

GUSN-381422

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Description

The image depicts the construction of a railroad station in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, looking east. Visible are the Express Building and an old-fashioned cement mixer. The construction site is active with structural beams and materials scattered around and a worker standing near the cement mixer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
construction (assembling)
construction equipment
concrete mixers
exterior views
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002569
B-Series negative 9650-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.9650-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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