Construction of Cottage Farm Engine House, later called Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5938-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383201

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Description

The image shows a construction site at the Cottage Farm Engine House, later known as Beacon Park Yard, in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. A group of workers is standing on the partially constructed second floor of the building. The site features scaffolding and piles of bricks covered with tarps, while a leafless tree and utility poles are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
railroad yards
workers
utility poles
trees
roundhouses
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011921
B-Series negative 5938-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

PC015.002.040.5938-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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