Huntington Avenue Freight Yard, Mechanics Hall in background, present site of Prudential Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 6081-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383344

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Description

The image depicts the Huntington Avenue Freight Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, with Mechanics Hall visible in the background. Several freight train cars are lined up on the tracks in the foreground. There is a telegraph pole and signal in the foreground, and the background shows buildings associated with the freight yard area. The site is noted as the present location of the Prudential Center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
rolling stock
freight trains
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012063
B-Series negative 6081-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

PC015.002.070.6081-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom right corner of this negative is damaged.

Description Level

Item

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