Warner's Crossing, looking south, Canaan, New York, 8311-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384046

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
New York
Warner's Crossing, looking south, Canaan, New York, 8311-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts Warner's Crossing in Canaan, New York, looking south. It features a railroad track crossing from left to right, with a "Railroad Crossing" sign in the foreground. A dirt path runs parallel to the tracks on the right side, and there are bare trees and stacked wooden beams nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
hills
woods (plant communities)
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012952
B-Series negative 8311-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.790.8311-B

Places

Canaan (Columbia county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The top left portion of this negative is broken.

Description Level

Item

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