Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, from the north, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5854-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383117

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Description

The image shows the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building is viewed from the north along Massachusetts Avenue. It is a large, brick structure with signage that reads "Metropolitan Storage Warehouse" and "Fire Proof." The architecture features battlements and a prominent tower on the right side. A partial view of a street with a wooden fence and some trees is visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

warehouses
exterior views
streets
fences
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011837
B-Series negative 5854-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

PC015.002.180.5854-B

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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