State Road Wall, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, 8354-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1909

GUSN

GUSN-384088

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
H - Miscellaneous locations
State Road Wall, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, 8354-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - H - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows a curving road lined with a sturdy wooden railing on one side and a concrete wall on the other in Hinsdale, Massachusetts. The roadside wall is adjacent to a rocky embankment and several utility poles with wires run alongside the road. Snow covers parts of the ground and leafless trees are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
streets
retaining walls
snow (precipitation)
woods (plant communities)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012994
B-Series negative 8354-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.330.8354-B

Date Notes

Created month: 03

Places

Hinsdale (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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