Wellesley Hills station, looking east, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 6450-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383705

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Wellesley
Wellesley Hills station, looking east, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 6450-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Wellesley

Description

The image shows Wellesley Hills station in Wellesley, Massachusetts, looking east. A wooden platform runs alongside the railway tracks, with a small station building partially visible among trees and shrubs on the left. Telegraph poles line the area, and the tracks curve into the distance with trees surrounding the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
platforms (floors)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012606
B-Series negative 6450-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.570.6450-B

Places

Wellesley Hills (Wellesley, Norfolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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