1890-1925
GUSN-384449
The image shows a rural railroad crossing in Canaan, New York, referred to as Flint's Main crossing. The view is looking south, with train tracks running across the image foreground. A signpost reads "RAILROAD CROSSING" and "LOOK OUT FOR THE ENGINE." The landscape features a dirt road running parallel to the tracks and extending into the distance, surrounded by trees and fences. Telecommunication poles line the right side of the tracks, and there are hills and buildings visible in the background.
railroads
grade crossings
roads
fields (land)
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP013355
B-Series negative 8715-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
1966
PC015.002.790.8715-B
Canaan (Columbia county, New York state)
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Item
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