South Worcester grade crossing elimination, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8439-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-09-15

GUSN

GUSN-384212

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Description

The image shows a construction site in South Worcester, Massachusetts, focusing on the grade crossing elimination project. In the foreground, there are workers, some machinery, and piles of timber and dirt. Several men stand above the site, where a Lehigh and New England freight car is visible on the right near a brick building under construction. Trees and residential structures are seen in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
construction (assembling)
boxcars
workers
horse-drawn vehicles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013079
B-Series negative 8439-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.650.8439-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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