Depressing of tracks through city for grade crossing elimination project, steam shovel at work south of Saratoga Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10210-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-08-08

GUSN

GUSN-381980

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Description

The image depicts a construction site in East Boston, Massachusetts, where a grade crossing elimination project is underway. A steam shovel is actively digging south of Saratoga Street next to railroad tracks. Visible in the scene are workmen, a steam shovel, and materials such as logs and timbers, with a train engine and railcars nearby. The area is surrounded by wooden fences and there are utility poles in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
rolling stock
trains (vehicle groupings)
steam shovels
cuts (earthworks)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003127
B-Series negative 10210-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.10210-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

Railroad crossings
Steam shovels

Description Level

Item

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