Cambridge Street railroad crossing, showing cigar store, Grand Junction Branch, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 8675-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384409

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Description

The image shows Cambridge Street at the railroad crossing in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, specifically the Grand Junction Branch. A cigar store with a sign reading "M. Laskowitz Fine Havana Cigars" is visible on the left side of the image. The railroad tracks run along the right side, with buildings and utility poles in the background. The street is cobblestone.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
freight trains
rolling stock
cigar stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013315
B-Series negative 8675-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.8675-B

Places

East Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex 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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