Steam shovel, looking northwest on the Highland Branch, Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8816-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-06-15

GUSN

GUSN-384550

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Description

The image shows a construction scene along the Highland Branch on Boylston Street in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. A steam shovel is present on the right, with several workers nearby. A railroad bridge structure is visible overhead, and a train is approaching in the background, moving toward the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
steam shovels
construction (assembling)
locomotives
bridges (built works)
workers
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013456
B-Series negative 8816-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

PC015.002.400.8816-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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