View of old Boston Yard (near Kneeland Street), Fort Point Channel and schooner in background, Boston, Massachusetts, 5416-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382701

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Description

The image depicts the Boston Yard near Kneeland Street, with visible railway tracks in the foreground. A group of workers is gathered near a lamp post, with industrial buildings and a tall smokestack in the background. In the distance, the masts of a schooner are visible near Fort Point Channel. A crane is also positioned prominently on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
rolling stock
freight trains
workers
channels (water body components)
schooners
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011421
B-Series negative 5416-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

PC015.002.100.5416-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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