Grand Junction Branch, near Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10297-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382066

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Description

The image depicts the Grand Junction Branch near Sumner Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are a set of railroad tracks running parallel to a series of buildings and structures. There is a station or covered platform to the left, with additional buildings and utility poles in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003213
B-Series negative 10297-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.10297-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 crossings
Streets

Description Level

Item

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