Brookline Junction, looking west, Beacon Street bridge in background, now location of Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston, Massachusetts, 8386-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384127

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Description

The image shows a view of Brookline Junction looking west, featuring a railway with multiple tracks leading under a steel truss bridge. The bridge is identified as the Beacon Street bridge, which is noted as the future location of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, Massachusetts. Utility poles and wires are visible alongside the railway tracks, and several people are standing on the bridge.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
apartments
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013026
B-Series negative 8386-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.110.8386-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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