1905-05-10
GUSN-382073
The image shows the construction of the Prescott Street Bridge in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking north. A steam shovel is prominently featured in the center with workers standing around it. In the background, a train with flatbed cars is visible. Workers are also standing along the concrete wall to the right. The construction site has wet, muddy ground in the foreground.
bridges (built works)
construction (assembling)
cuts (earthworks)
steam shovels
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP003220
B-Series negative 10305-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
PC015.002.210.10305-B
East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Bridges
Construction
Item
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