At Boylston Street, looking east showing Boston and Worcester Street railway trestle, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 9021-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-03-10

GUSN

GUSN-384754

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Description

The image shows a railway trestle belonging to the Boston and Worcester Street railway at Boylston Street, looking east. The trestle is elevated, supported by wooden beams, and crosses over a railway track. There are leafless trees and utility poles visible adjacent to the trestle, with a small building near the tracks. The setting is in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
bridges (built works)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013661
B-Series negative 9021-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

PC015.002.400.9021-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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