Boston and Albany freight car #12586, 9720-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-381492

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified railroad cars
Boston and Albany freight car #12586, 9720-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified railroad cars

Description

The image depicts a Boston and Albany Railroad freight car numbered #12586. The freight car is positioned on railroad tracks with the number and "B.& A." clearly marked on the side. Other freight cars are visible in the background alongside a faint view of buildings and a hill.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002639
B-Series negative 9720-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

PC015.002.730.9720-B

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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