Station crossing, showing bridge over creek, north of tracks, Brookline, Massachusetts, 8316-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384051

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Brookline
Station crossing, showing bridge over creek, north of tracks, Brookline, Massachusetts, 8316-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Brookline

Description

The image depicts a station crossing in Brookline, Massachusetts, highlighting a bridge over a creek north of the tracks. The foreground features a dirt road leading down to the bridge, flanked by fencing. A sign on the fence promotes "Listers Pure Bone Phosphates," while trees and open fields are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

grade crossings
roads
bridges (built works)
creeks (bodies of water)
fields (land)
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012957
B-Series negative 8316-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.160.8316-B

Places

Brookline (Norfolk 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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