Main Street crossing, looking west, Ashland, Massachusetts, 8274-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1901-01-30

GUSN

GUSN-384009

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
A - Miscellaneous locations
Main Street crossing, looking west, Ashland, Massachusetts, 8274-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - A - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows a railroad crossing on Main Street in Ashland, Massachusetts, looking west. The tracks run through the center with wooden planks crossing over, surrounded by houses and leafless trees. Utility poles line the railway on both sides, extending into the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012914
B-Series negative 8274-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.010.8274-B

Places

Ashland (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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