Gentry crane at scrap yard, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 6088-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-05

GUSN

GUSN-383351

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Description

The image shows a gantry crane at a scrap yard in West Springfield, Massachusetts, taken in May 1914. Visible below the crane are several Boston & Albany railroad cars lined up on the train tracks. A building is seen in the background, and the crane structure is equipped with a ladder and control cabin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
junkyards
cranes (equipment)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012070
B-Series negative 6088-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

PC015.002.590.6088-B

Places

West Springfield (Hampden 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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