State Line, view from above tunnel looking east into Massachusetts and Berkshire Mountains, 6393-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383648

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Description

The image shows a snowy landscape viewed from above a tunnel, looking east into Massachusetts and the Berkshire Mountains. The scene includes snow-covered hills and a railway track running through the valley. Sparse trees, both leafless and evergreen, are scattered across the foreground and the mountains in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
tunnels
snow (precipitation)
hills
woods (plant communities)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012549
B-Series negative 6393-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

PC015.002.760.6393-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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