Ware River railroad, Baldwinville, Templeton, Massachusetts, 8254-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-11-11

GUSN

GUSN-383989

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
S-T - Miscellaneous locations
Ware River railroad, Baldwinville, Templeton, Massachusetts, 8254-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - S-T - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows a section of the Ware River railroad in Baldwinville, Templeton, Massachusetts. Stacks of lumber are piled high on both sides of the railroad track, with a boxcar visible in the distance to the right. A telegraph pole is also seen near the train tracks and the landscape features trees in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
lumber
boxcars
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012894
B-Series negative 8254-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.520.8254-B

Places

Templeton (Worcester 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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