Derrick Tower and Interlocking Tower, Exeter Street Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6248-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383510

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Description

The image shows a large derrick tower under construction with a lattice structure at Exeter Street Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. In the background, there is an interlocking tower and several multi-story brick buildings. Railway tracks and construction materials, such as bricks and a flatbed railcar, are visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
towers (single built works)
construction (assembling)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012230
B-Series negative 6248-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

PC015.002.070.6248-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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