Gate tender at Plymouth Street, Worcester, Mass., 10742-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382507

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Worcester
Gate tender at Plymouth Street, Worcester, Mass., 10742-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Worcester

Description

The image shows a gate tender at Plymouth Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. A man is positioned near a railroad crossing gate mechanism next to a wooden building with a door and a window. There are trees and houses in the background, and a person walking along the sidewalk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

men (male humans)
portraits
gates
houses
residential structures
exterior views
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003657
B-Series negative 10742-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

PC015.002.620.10742-B

Places

Worcester (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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