Newtonville station, looking east, taken from under Walnut Street bridge, demolished to make way for the Massachusetts Turnpike, Newton, Massachusetts, 6442-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383697

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Newtonville)
Newtonville station, looking east, taken from under Walnut Street bridge, demolished to make way for the Massachusetts Turnpike, Newton, Massachusetts, 6442-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Newtonville)

Description

The image shows Newtonville Station in Newton, Massachusetts, looking east from underneath the Walnut Street bridge. The station platform and railway tracks extend into the distance, with a building situated to the left of the tracks. A series of utility poles are visible along the rail line.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
exterior views
platforms (floors)
railroads
bridges (built works)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012598
B-Series negative 6442-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

PC015.002.420.6442-B

Places

Newtonville (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom right corner of this negative is broken.

Description Level

Item

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