At 23rd milepost from Boston, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8247-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383982

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Framingham
At 23rd milepost from Boston, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8247-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Framingham

Description

The image shows a rural landscape in Framingham, Massachusetts, 23 miles from Boston. There are open fields in the foreground, with a few scattered houses and utility poles visible in the background. A railway line runs along the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
milestones
fields (land)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012887
B-Series negative 8247-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.310.8247-B

Places

Framingham (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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