Mail car #2146 in Boston yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 5728-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-01-14

GUSN

GUSN-382993

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Description

The image shows Mail Car #2146 situated in a rail yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The car is a long, slightly curved rail vehicle with a prominent wheel on one end. The front door is visible, along with several windows along the side of the car. The ground surrounding the tracks is covered with snow and there is a bucket placed on the ground near the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad cars
railroads
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011712
B-Series negative 5728-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

PC015.002.780.5728-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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