Giffords Crossing, looking south, Canaan, New York, 8176-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383911

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
New York
Giffords Crossing, looking south, Canaan, New York, 8176-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - New York

Description

The image shows a rural scene at Giffords Crossing, looking south in Canaan, New York. A dirt road, lightly covered with snow, extends upward between a small wooden shed on the left and a larger house on the right. A bare tree stands near the road on the right side, with a wooden fence running alongside. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
roads
houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012816
B-Series negative 8176-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.790.8176-B

Places

Canaan (Columbia county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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