Farnum Bros. Limeworks, looking east, electric railroad trestle on right, Cheshire, Massachusetts, 5448-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-04-22

GUSN

GUSN-382732

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Description

The image depicts the Farnum Bros. Limeworks in Cheshire, Massachusetts, looking east. A railroad track curves from the foreground to the background, and an electric railroad trestle is visible on the right. Several people are standing near the trestle, and the landscape includes trees and a body of water in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

limeworks
railroads
trestles (bridges)
lakes (bodies of water)
hills
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011452
B-Series negative 5448-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

PC015.002.170.5448-B

Places

Cheshire (Berkshire 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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