Underside of Beacon Street Bridge, view of tracks to east, bridge replaced by new one over tracks and Mass. Turnpike, Boston, Mass., 10576-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382343

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Identified bridges, railroad structures, and vehicles
Underside of Beacon Street Bridge, view of tracks to east, bridge replaced by new one over tracks and Mass. Turnpike, Boston, Mass., 10576-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Identified bridges, railroad structures, and vehicles

Description

The image shows the underside of the Beacon Street Bridge, displaying the structural framework and stone support walls. Railroad tracks are visible extending east beneath the bridge. The bridge is identified as having been replaced by a new structure over the tracks and the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bridges (built works)
railroads
abutments
construction (assembling)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003491
B-Series negative 10576-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

PC015.002.090.10576-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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