Gate Tender at Plymouth Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5592-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382877

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Worcester
Gate Tender at Plymouth Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5592-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Worcester

Description

The image shows a man, presumably a gate tender, at Plymouth Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is standing beside a gate mechanism, wearing a hat and suit. To the right, there is a small gatehouse with a door and a window. In the background, a horse-drawn cart and a few buildings are visible along the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

grade crossings
gates
railroads
horse-drawn vehicles
men (male humans)
streets
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011596
B-Series negative 5592-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

PC015.002.620.5592-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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