Locomotive #1252, front view, taken at Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 8623-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-06-22

GUSN

GUSN-384356

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #1252, front view, taken at Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts, 8623-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 #1252 situated at Riverside, Newton, Massachusetts. The locomotive is centered on the tracks, with its number clearly visible on the round plate above the cowcatcher. Surrounding the train are piles of gravel and adjacent railroad cars, with trees visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
locomotives
freight cars
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013263
B-Series negative 8623-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8623-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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