Freight car #13742 in Back Bay Yard, Boston, Mass., 9717-B

Description

The image shows freight car #13742 positioned in Back Bay Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. The car is on railway tracks with another railcar visible adjacent to it. The freight car has a visible open door.

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Descriptive Terms

freight cars
railroad yards
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002636
B-Series negative 9717-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

PC015.002.090.9717-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Railroad yards

Description Level

Item

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Freight car #13742 in Back Bay Yard, Boston, Mass., 9717-B

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