New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6201-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1914-10

GUSN

GUSN-383463

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
R - Miscellaneous locations
New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6201-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - R - Miscellaneous locations
    - Bridges, Roxbury, Mass., 10621-B
    - Rowe Street railroad crossing, Rowe, Massachusetts, 5441-B
    - Bridge #185 over railroad (Richmond Summit Road), looking north from top of bridge, Richmond, Massachusetts, 5519-B
    - Bridge #185, tracks looking east, Richmond, Massachusetts, 6200-B
    - New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6201-B (current record)
    - New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6202-B
    - Richmond Station, Richmond, Massachusetts, 6375-B
    - Bridge #190, Richmond Furnace, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8094-B
    - Bridge #190, Richmond Furnace, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8095-B
    - Bridge #185, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8788-B

Description

The image depicts the New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing in Roxbury, Massachusetts. A street runs underneath the arched iron bridge, with several people walking along the sidewalk and across the street. The area includes adjacent commercial buildings and some visible signage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
railroads
bridges (built works)
commercial buildings
exterior views
pedestrians
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012183
B-Series negative 6201-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

PC015.002.500.6201-B

Places

Roxbury (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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