Flint's Main crossing, looking north, Canaan, New York, 8714-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384448

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
New York
Flint's Main crossing, looking north, Canaan, New York, 8714-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - New York

Description

The image shows a railroad crossing at Flint's Main crossing area, looking north in Canaan, New York. There is a sign labeled "RAILROAD CROSSING" and "LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS." The scene includes railroad tracks crossing a dirt road, with a rural landscape in the background featuring hills, trees, and a few buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
roads
fields (land)
snow (precipitation)
hills
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013354
B-Series negative 8714-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.790.8714-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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