Box cars awaiting repairs at Allston Car Repair Shops (present sight of the Massachusetts Turnpike), Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5663-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382948

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Description

The image depicts several box cars located at the Allston Car Repair Shops, now the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike, in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The box cars are on railway tracks, and there are multiple tracks diverging and converging in the area. In the background, a row of buildings and utility poles can be seen lining the area adjacent to the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
repair shops
boxcars
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011667
B-Series negative 5663-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

PC015.002.150.5663-B

Places

Brighton (Boston, Suffolk 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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