Storage basin, north end of work looking northwest, dump tracks, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10282-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-11-29

GUSN

GUSN-382051

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Description

The image depicts a storage basin construction area in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking northwest. Visible are dump tracks and construction equipment, including a crane lifting a load. A building is present alongside a horse-drawn cart, with workers observable on-site amidst the infrastructure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
construction (assembling)
railroads
freight cars
pile drivers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003198
B-Series negative 10282-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10282-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
Railroads

Description Level

Item

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