Steam shovel in cut at south end of storage basin, looking south, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10286-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-07-21

GUSN

GUSN-382055

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Description

The image shows a steam shovel positioned in a cut at the south end of a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking south. The area surrounding the shovel includes a significant amount of earthwork with visible mounds of soil and pooled water. Other construction equipment is visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
construction (assembling)
steam shovels
cuts (earthworks)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003202
B-Series negative 10286-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10286-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
Steam shovels

Description Level

Item

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