Passenger train, Worcester, Mass., 10561-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1911-01-09

GUSN

GUSN-382328

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Description

The image shows a passenger train in Worcester, Massachusetts. Visible are train cars lined up on the tracks and a steam locomotive marked with the number 3952. The foreground features some utility poles and carts near the railway, and there is a water crane beside the train. Various wooden structures and materials are visible along the railway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
rolling stock
passenger trains
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003476
B-Series negative 10561-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.620.10561-B

Places

Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom left corner of this negative is broken off. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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