Trench and shoring at Institutional Avenue bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8872-B

Description

The image shows trenching and shoring work at the Institutional Avenue bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible elements include a wooden structure supporting the trench, a bridge in the background, and construction materials scattered around the site. Train tracks run parallel to the trench and trees are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
trenches
reinforcement
bridges (built works)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013512
B-Series negative 8872-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

PC015.002.460.8872-B

Places

Newton Center (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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Trench and shoring at Institutional Avenue bridge, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8872-B

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