Cook's Crossing, view looking north from south of crossing, North Adams Branch, Adams, Massachusetts, 8600-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-12-21

GUSN

GUSN-384333

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Description

The image depicts a view looking north from Cook's Crossing on the North Adams Branch in Adams, Massachusetts. Snow covers the ground and railroad tracks, which run through the center of the image. Several houses line the right side of the tracks, and utility poles are visible along both sides of the tracks. In the distance, a bridge and mountainous landscape can be seen.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
houses
residential structures
exterior views
mountains
utility poles
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013240
B-Series negative 8600-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.010.8600-B

Places

Adams (Berkshire 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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