N.Y.C. & H.R. railroad boxcar #97188, Framingham, Massachusetts, 5704-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-12-17

GUSN

GUSN-382969

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
N.Y.C. & H.R. railroad boxcar #97188, Framingham, Massachusetts, 5704-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image depicts a N.Y.C. & H.R. railroad boxcar numbered 97188 in Framingham, Massachusetts. The boxcar is positioned on railway tracks, with visible markings on its side. Other boxcars and buildings are present in the background, including one labeled "Reading."

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
boxcars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011688
B-Series negative 5704-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

PC015.002.780.5704-B

Places

Framingham (Middlesex 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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