"Better Farming Special" Train, unidentified workers posed outside, Milford, Massachusetts, 8484-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384257

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Description

The image shows six unidentified workers posing outside a train labeled "Better Farming Special" in Milford, Massachusetts. Five of the workers are wearing white coats and aprons, with some donning a chef hat, while one individual on the far right is dressed in a suit with a ribbon pinned to their lapel. The backdrop features the side of a train car.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trains (vehicle groupings)
rolling stock
workers
cooks
group portraits
exhibitions (events)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013124
B-Series negative 8484-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.700.8484-B

Places

Milford (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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