Parlor car #2181, taken at Back Bay Yard (Exeter Street Yard), Boston, Massachusetts, 5720-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1911-01-05

GUSN

GUSN-382985

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Description

The image shows parlor car #2181 situated at the Back Bay Yard, also known as Exeter Street Yard, in Boston, Massachusetts. The car is positioned on railway tracks with multiple windows along its side. Several utility poles and wires are visible in the background, along with some buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

passenger cars (railroad cars)
railroads
railroad yards
apartments
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011704
B-Series negative 5720-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

PC015.002.780.5720-B

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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