Bridge 133A over Boston & Albany tracks looking east, Chester, Mass., 10572-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-11-14

GUSN

GUSN-382339

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Chester
Bridge 133A over Boston & Albany tracks looking east, Chester, Mass., 10572-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Chester

Description

The image depicts Bridge 133A spanning over the Boston & Albany railroad tracks in Chester, Massachusetts, looking east. The bridge has a lattice truss design, with railway tracks running underneath. There are rocky embankments on either side of the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
utility poles
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003487
B-Series negative 10572-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.190.10572-B

Places

Chester (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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