Bridge #400, general view from the east, Winchendon, Massachusetts, 8896-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1903

GUSN

GUSN-384630

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Winchendon
Bridge #400, general view from the east, Winchendon, Massachusetts, 8896-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Winchendon

Description

The image shows Bridge #400 in Winchendon, Massachusetts, viewed from the east. The bridge is a structured stone and metal construction supporting a railway line above a dirt path. A person is seated on top of the bridge, and a train labeled "Boston & Maine" is visible on the tracks. Another person stands beneath the bridge. Trees line the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
freight trains
roads
men (male humans)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013536
B-Series negative 8896-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

PC015.002.610.8896-B

Places

Winchendon (Worcester 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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