Railroad cars near Somerville Avenue, Grand Junction Branch, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 8681-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384415

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Description

The image shows railroad cars positioned near Somerville Avenue on the Grand Junction Branch in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Behind a wooden fence, several boxcars are visible, labeled with "C.A. & C.R.W." and "P.R.R." Additionally, there are industrial or residential buildings with visible chimneys in the background, and a tree is in the foreground.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013321
B-Series negative 8681-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.8681-B

Places

Cambridge (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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