Indian Orchard Station, Oak Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, 6362-B

Description

The image shows the Indian Orchard Station located on Oak Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. The station features a shingled roof with a small dormer and a chimney with three decorative elements on top. The building is made of brick with wooden doors and windows, and it sits adjacent to railway tracks. A bench and a handcart are visible on the wooden platform in front of the station, and there is a sign above one of the doors that reads "Indian Orchard." A utility pole with wires is also present in the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012344
B-Series negative 6362-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

PC015.002.530.6362-B

Places

Indian Orchard (Springfield, Hampden 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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