Locomotive #1250, double ender, in Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8558-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-06-22

GUSN

GUSN-384163

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #1250, double ender, in Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8558-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image shows Locomotive #1250, a double-ended steam engine, positioned on the tracks in Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph captures the front of the locomotive, which prominently displays the number 1250 on its front plate. Structures and additional railroad tracks can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
trains (vehicle groupings)
locomotives
buildings (structures)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013198
B-Series negative 8557-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8558-B

Places

Allston (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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