Train leaving shed, Dewey Square, South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 8583-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1899

GUSN

GUSN-384316

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - South Station
Train leaving shed, Dewey Square, South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 8583-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - South Station

Description

The image depicts a train leaving a shed at Dewey Square, South Station, Boston, Massachusetts. The train consists of a locomotive and a car labeled "NEW YORK, THE FAST MAIL, CHICAGO" and "N.Y.C.& H.R." in the foreground. The locomotive has the words "BOSTON & ALBANY" visible on the side of the tender.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
train sheds
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013223
B-Series negative 8583-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.140.8583-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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