Steam shovel on south side between Walnut Street and Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8815-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-10-27

GUSN

GUSN-384549

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Description

The image depicts a steam shovel situated between Walnut Street and Boylston Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The steam shovel is positioned on a construction site next to a railway track, with workmen and additional rail equipment visible in the background. A sloped dirt embankment rises alongside a wooden fence, and residential buildings are visible at the top of the slope.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
steam shovels
construction (assembling)
workers
fences
embankments
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013455
B-Series negative 8815-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

PC015.002.400.8815-B

Places

Newton Highlands (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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