Capsized steam crane at Faneuil dump, now site of Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston, Massachusetts, 6059-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1896-11-20

GUSN

GUSN-383322

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Faneuil Station
Capsized steam crane at Faneuil dump, now site of Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston, Massachusetts, 6059-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Faneuil Station
    - Hoist and equipment used in filling in dump at Faneuil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 6023-B
    - Capsized steam crane at Faneuil dump, now site of Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston, Massachusetts, 6059-B (current record)
    - Dump cars filling in the Faneuil dump, Boston, Massachusetts, 6063-B
    - Faneuil - Sewer Crossing of tracks, Boston, Massachusetts, 6230-B
    - Support for tracks at Faneuil during construction of bridge, Boston, Massachusetts, 6235-B
    - Filling in of the Faneuil dump, showing motor and plow, Boston, Massachusetts, 6250-B
    - 20th Century Limited, at Faneuil Station, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 6456-B
    - Faneuil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 6483-B
    - Faneuil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 6484-B
    - Faneuil Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 6485-B
    - Capsized derrick at Faneuil, Boston, Massachusetts, 8633-B

Description

The image shows a capsized steam crane at the Faneuil dump, which is now the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, Massachusetts. The crane appears overturned beside a railway track, surrounded by wooden debris. In the background, a small group of people and additional rail equipment are visible on the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
cranes (equipment)
accidents
houses
residential structures
exterior views
men (male humans)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012041
B-Series negative 6059-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

PC015.002.120.6059-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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