Design for a timetable cover, 6033-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383296

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified advertisements, railroad ties, charts and drawings, and interiors
Design for a timetable cover, 6033-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified advertisements, railroad ties, charts and drawings, and interiors

Description

The image depicts a design for a timetable cover of the Boston & Albany Railroad. The design features elaborate scrollwork surrounding the text "Boston & Albany Railroad." Below the text is a silhouette of a city skyline. At the bottom, the text reads "A.S. Hanson General Passenger Agent, Boston," with stylized images of train tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

timetables
covers (closures)
designs (concepts)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012016
B-Series negative 6033-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

PC015.002.750.6033-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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