Freight train in the Berkshires, Russell, Massachusetts, 8589-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384322

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Russell
Freight train in the Berkshires, Russell, Massachusetts, 8589-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Russell

Description

The image shows a freight train traveling through the Berkshires near Russell, Massachusetts. The train is moving along curved tracks beside a rocky embankment with a river running parallel. A line of trees can be seen behind the tracks in the background. Smoke can be seen coming from the locomotive.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
utility poles
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013229
B-Series negative 8589-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.510.8589-B

Places

Russell (Hampden 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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