Trestle for the filling of Commonwealth Avenue at Auburndale, Newton, Massachusetts, 8789-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384523

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Description

The image shows a trestle structure used for the filling of Commonwealth Avenue in Auburndale, Newton, Massachusetts. Multiple railroad tracks run parallel in the foreground, alongside the trestle, and a bridge is visible further down the tracks. Utility poles are also present along the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
trestles (bridges)
freight cars
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013429
B-Series negative 8789-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

PC015.002.390.8789-B

Places

Auburndale (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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