Bridge #36, tearing out and replacing of old arch, Natick, Massachusetts, 8031-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-11-16

GUSN

GUSN-383768

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Description

The image shows a construction site in Natick, Massachusetts, where workers are engaged in tearing out and replacing the old arch of Bridge #36. Visible are piles of dirt, construction materials, and scaffolding, with workers and machinery present on the site. Several houses and bare trees can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

arch bridges
construction (assembling)
railroads
workers
cranes (equipment)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012671
B-Series negative 8031-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.380.8031-B

Places

Natick (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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