Grade crossing elimination project, Bennington Street sheathing and bracing, looking northeast, East Boston, Mass., 9870-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-08-08

GUSN

GUSN-381642

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Description

The image depicts a construction site for a grade crossing elimination project on Bennington Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are sheathing and bracing structures in progress, with wooden supports angled against the wall. A man wearing a hat is standing atop the structure. In the background, there are residential buildings, one with a distinctive turret.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
grade crossings
sheathing
workers
houses
residential structures
exterior views
neighborhoods
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002789
B-Series negative 9870-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.9870-B

Places

East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Construction

Description Level

Item

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