South slope of excavation near Wellesley Hills, due to four tracking, Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 8654-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384388

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Description

The image shows the south slope of an excavation near Wellesley Hills in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The excavation is associated with a four-track railway line expansion. The slope is covered with rocks and sparse vegetation. Adjacent to the slope, multiple railway tracks run parallel to each other, and there are telegraph poles and signal structures visible along the tracks. In the background, trees line the horizon.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
excavations (sites)
embankments
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013294
B-Series negative 8654-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.570.8654-B

Places

Wellesley Hills (Wellesley, Norfolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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