Curtis Street, looking north to Standard Oil tracks, showing tank cars, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10224-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-06-01

GUSN

GUSN-381994

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Description

The image depicts Curtis Street in East Boston, looking north towards the Standard Oil tracks. The scene includes railroad tracks intersecting a dirt road with several railway tank cars visible on a siding to the right. Large utility poles and industrial structures are present alongside the tracks. A small building and piles of earth can be seen in the distance.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
rolling stock
tank cars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003141
B-Series negative 10224-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.290.10224-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 trains

Description Level

Item

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