View of back yards, advertising signs, and railroad, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5338-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914

GUSN

GUSN-382622

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Description

The image shows the back yards and rear facades of buildings in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. There are multiple advertising signs prominently displayed, including one for "Paul Jones Straight Whiskey." In the foreground, railroad tracks run parallel to a fence separating the tracks from the buildings. Several telegraph poles and wires are visible above the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
advertising
railroads
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011342
B-Series negative 5338-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.150.5338-B

Places

Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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