North side of freight house, east of station, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8259-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383994

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Dalton
North side of freight house, east of station, Dalton, Massachusetts, 8259-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Dalton

Description

The image shows the north side of a freight house located east of the station in Dalton, Massachusetts. The side of the building runs alongside a set of railroad tracks, with mounds of dirt on and around the tracks. There are trees and some structures visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight houses
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012899
B-Series negative 8259-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.200.8259-B

Places

Dalton (Berkshire 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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