Construction of Beacon Park engine house, from roof of old engine house, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5917-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-09-01

GUSN

GUSN-383180

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Description

The image shows the construction of the Beacon Park engine house in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible is a large, complex framework of scaffolding and wooden structures rising several stories high. In the foreground, there are smaller buildings and construction materials scattered around the site. Two industrial smoke stacks and a large gasometer are noticeable in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
exterior views
railroads
chimneys (architectural elements)
roundhouses
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011900
B-Series negative 5917-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

PC015.002.040.5917-B

Places

Allston (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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