Looking up Fort Point Channel from the roof of South Station, roof of train shed in foreground, Boston, Massachusetts, 6471-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1913-05

GUSN

GUSN-383723

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - South Station
Looking up Fort Point Channel from the roof of South Station, roof of train shed in foreground, Boston, Massachusetts, 6471-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - South Station

Description

The image shows a view from the roof of South Station in Boston, Massachusetts, looking over the Fort Point Channel. In the foreground, the roof of a train shed is visible. Several boats are moored in the channel, and there are industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background. A water tower can also be seen in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
train sheds
roofs
exterior views
channels (water body components)
steamboats
industrial buildings
water towers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012624
B-Series negative 6471-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

PC015.002.140.6471-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in three pieces.

Description Level

Item

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