Flood damage, sluiceway gates, Middlefield, Mass., 10459-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382228

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Middlefield - Miscellaneous views and flood scenes
Flood damage, sluiceway gates, Middlefield, Mass., 10459-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Middlefield - Miscellaneous views and flood scenes

Description

The image shows wooden sluiceway gates in Middlefield, Massachusetts, damaged by flooding. Various wooden planks are arranged vertically and horizontally, with visible debris such as branches and rocks scattered around the structure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sluice gates
floods (natural events)
damage
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003375
B-Series negative 10459-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

PC015.002.360.10459-B

Places

Middlefield (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Floods

Description Level

Item

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