Construction of Beacon Park Yard, Salt Creek culvert, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 6276-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383538

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Description

The image shows a construction site for the Salt Creek culvert at Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. Several workers are visible, engaged in labor activities within a trench surrounded by wooden supports and scaffolding. In the background, train cars and a locomotive are visible on a railway track. The terrain is rough, with mounds of dirt and construction materials scattered around.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
construction (assembling)
freight cars
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012258
B-Series negative 6276-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

PC015.002.020.6276-B

Places

Allston (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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