Crossing on Milford Branch, Rock Hill, Milford, Massachusetts, 5637-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382922

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
L-M - Miscellaneous locations
Crossing on Milford Branch, Rock Hill, Milford, Massachusetts, 5637-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - L-M - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts a dirt road leading to a railroad crossing on the Milford Branch in Rock Hill, Milford, Massachusetts. There are leafless trees on both sides of the track and a few buildings in the distance. The scene is rural, with open fields surrounding the area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roads
railroads
grade crossings
fields (land)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011641
B-Series negative 5637-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

PC015.002.340.5637-B

Places

Rocky Hill (Milford, Worcester 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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