Flint's East Crossing, looking north, Canaan, New York, 8590-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384323

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
New York
Flint's East Crossing, looking north, Canaan, New York, 8590-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - New York

Description

The image shows a rural landscape at Flint's East Crossing in Canaan, New York, facing north. A set of railroad tracks runs across the foreground. In the middle distance, a dirt path or road curves through bushy vegetation towards a distant, hilly horizon. A signpost is visible on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013230
B-Series negative 8590-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.790.8590-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: This negative is broken in half.

Description Level

Item

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