East Newton Street bridge, view before rebuilding, Newton, Massachusetts, 8737-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384471

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
East Newton Street bridge, view before rebuilding, Newton, Massachusetts, 8737-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image depicts the East Newton Street bridge in Newton, Massachusetts, prior to its rebuilding. Several workers and a piece of construction machinery are visible on top of the bridge structure. Stone and dirt embankments support the bridge on either side, and a dirt pathway runs below it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
bridges (built works)
abutments
workers
construction (assembling)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013377
B-Series negative 8737-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

PC015.002.390.8737-B

Places

Newton (Middlesex 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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