Locomotive #1252, left side, taken at Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 8551-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-06-22

GUSN

GUSN-384157

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #1252, left side, taken at Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 8551-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image shows Locomotive #1252 from the left side, located at Riverside. On its side markings for the "New York Central Lines" are also visible. The locomotive has a distinctive steam engine design typical of early 20th-century trains.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographs
locomotives
trains (vehicle groupings)
railroads
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013191
B-Series negative 8551-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8551-B

Places

Newton (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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