Crossing on North Adams branch in the Berkshire Mountains, looking east, 5640-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-08-03

GUSN

GUSN-382925

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified railroad crossings
Crossing on North Adams branch in the Berkshire Mountains, looking east, 5640-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified railroad crossings

Description

The image shows a dirt road in the Berkshire Mountains, looking east, with a railroad crossing marked by "RAIL ROAD CROSSING" signs. The scene includes a two-story wooden house on the left, a small shed on the right, and a utility pole running alongside the road. A person is standing on the right near the grass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roads
railroads
grade crossings
houses
residential structures
exterior views
mountains
trees
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011644
B-Series negative 5640-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

PC015.002.740.5640-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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