View along tracks near Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10298-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382067

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Description

The image shows a view along railroad tracks near Sumner Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. The tracks run straight down the center, flanked by a wooden fence on the right and a platform or structure with columns on the left. Several buildings are visible in the background, with utility poles and wires crossing above the scene. A few people are seen walking near the platform on the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
houses
residential structures
exterior views
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003214
B-Series negative 10298-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

PC015.002.210.10298-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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