Exterior view of Binney Street freight house, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5794-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383058

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Description

The image depicts the exterior view of the Binney Street freight house in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building is a long, brick structure with multiple window openings and a covered platform area. A protruding section with an additional row of windows and decorative roof elements is visible on the right side. The freight area is adjacent to a dirt space foregrounded in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight houses
exterior views
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011778
B-Series negative 5794-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

PC015.002.180.5794-B

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The top left corner of this negative is damaged.

Description Level

Item

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