Freight train wreck at tower #8, Brookline Junction, Boston, Massachusetts, 6069-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383332

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Description

The image shows a freight train wreck near a small signal tower at Brookline Junction, Boston, Massachusetts. The wrecked trains are overturned next to the tracks, with debris scattered around. Several people in coats and hats are present at the site, observing the wreckage. The tower is a wooden structure with windows and it appears to be undamaged by the wreck.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad signal towers
freight trains
accidents
men (male humans)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012051
B-Series negative 6069-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

PC015.002.110.6069-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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