Temporary platform and bridge from the West, Main Line, Leahy Case, Newton, Massachusetts, 8768-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-09-02

GUSN

GUSN-384502

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Description

The image shows a temporary platform and bridge over a railway line in Newton, Massachusetts. There are wooden stairs on both sides of the bridge, which is part of the Main Line in the Leahy Case. A train station building is visible in the background, and there are people on the platform and near the stairs. The railway tracks run underneath the bridge.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
freight cars
platforms (floors)
footbridges
women (female humans)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013408
B-Series negative 8768-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

PC015.002.390.8768-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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