Main Line, from Richardson Street, west from under bridge, Newton, Massachusetts, 8500-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897-04-10

GUSN

GUSN-384273

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Main Line, from Richardson Street, west from under bridge, Newton, Massachusetts, 8500-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image shows a railway scene in Newton, Massachusetts, viewed from Richardson Street. In the foreground, a railroad track extends under a bridge with a train car carrying rubble. The bridge is supported by stone abutments, and there are piles of wood and other debris alongside the tracks. Utility poles and a fence are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
construction (assembling)
bridges (built works)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013140
B-Series negative 8500-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8500-B

Places

Newton (Middlesex 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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