Railroad tracks in the Berkshire Mountains, near Fairfield Brook, Massachusetts, 5478-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382762

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified scenery and views along tracks
Railroad tracks in the Berkshire Mountains, near Fairfield Brook, Massachusetts, 5478-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified scenery and views along tracks

Description

The image shows railroad tracks winding through a wooded area in the Berkshire Mountains near Fairfield Brook, Massachusetts. The tracks are flanked by trees and vegetation, with utility poles lining one side of the railway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
mountains
forests
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011482
B-Series negative 5478-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

PC015.002.760.5478-B

Places

Fairfield Brook (Berkshire county, Massachusetts) [stream]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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