Locomotive #753, front view, 4-4-0 diamond stack, 8618-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384351

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #753, front view, 4-4-0 diamond stack, 8618-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image shows a front view of Locomotive #753, featuring a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement. The locomotive is equipped with a diamond stack chimney. The number "253" is displayed on the front of the engine. It is positioned on railway tracks with a visible turntable and adjacent rail yard structures in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

locomotives
railroads
roundhouses
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013258
B-Series negative 8618-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8618-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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