Bridge #185, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8788-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1908-05-25

GUSN

GUSN-384522

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
R - Miscellaneous locations
Bridge #185, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8788-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - R - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows Bridge #185 in Richmond, Massachusetts. It is a small bridge spanning over a railway track, with wooden railings and stone abutments. The surrounding area features grassy embankments and a few trees, and there are telegraph poles visible alongside the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013428
B-Series negative 8788-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.500.8788-B

Places

Richmond (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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