Heavily forested hillside, Chester, Massachusetts, 5533-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382818

You can find this within

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Chester
Heavily forested hillside, Chester, Massachusetts, 5533-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

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

Description

The image depicts a heavily forested hillside in Chester, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there is a rocky field with several leafless trees. A small wooden structure is partially visible to the right and a stone wall runs across the lower edge of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hills
forests
roads
rock
walls
sheds (storage structures)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011537
B-Series negative 5533-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

PC015.002.190.5533-B

Places

Chester (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.