Penn. box car #102747 at Kneeland Street yard, Boston, Mass., 10795-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-12-08

GUSN

GUSN-382558

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Boston Yard
Penn. box car #102747 at Kneeland Street yard, Boston, Mass., 10795-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Boston Yard

Description

The image shows a Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar (#102747) at the Kneeland Street yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The boxcar is positioned on railway tracks, and its side and end are visible. Text on the side of the boxcar reads "PENNSYLVANIA" and "DAIRY PRODUCTS," along with the number "102747." The boxcar features a ladder and a brake wheel on its end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
freight cars
boxcars
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003710
B-Series negative 10795-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.100.10795-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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