Storage Basin, outlet drain, looking south, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10219-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-09-30

GUSN

GUSN-381989

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Description

The image shows a construction area in East Boston, Massachusetts, with a wooden outlet drain leading toward the south. A man stands beside a horse-drawn cart on a dirt pathway. The background features a row of buildings and open land.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
drains
workers
horse-drawn vehicles
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003136
B-Series negative 10219-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10219-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

Storage
Drainage pipes

Description Level

Item

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