Grade crossing on Gardner Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8295-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-02-04

GUSN

GUSN-384030

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Description

The image shows a grade crossing on Gardner Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Visible are train tracks running across the foreground with a railway signal mechanism on the right side. In the background, there is a wooden fence lining the street, and snow is present on the ground. Residential buildings and leafless trees are also visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
residential structures
exterior views
fences
snow (precipitation)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012936
B-Series negative 8295-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.620.8295-B

Places

Worcester (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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