Storage basin, south end of work looking northeast, city pile driver at work, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10283-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-11-29

GUSN

GUSN-382052

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Description

The image depicts a construction site at the south end of a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts. A city pile driver is actively being used in the foreground. In the scene, there are visible railway tracks, a wooden structure on wheels, various lumber pieces scattered around, and two workers near a cart. The background includes a body of water and distant buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003199
B-Series negative 10283-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10283-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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