Cook's Crossing, view looking west, North Adams Branch, Adams, Massachusetts, 8601-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1906-12-21

GUSN

GUSN-384334

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
A - Miscellaneous locations
Cook's Crossing, view looking west, North Adams Branch, Adams, Massachusetts, 8601-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - A - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts Cook's Crossing on the North Adams Branch in Adams, Massachusetts, looking west. In the foreground, a snow-covered street is visible. Several wooden buildings line the street, with utility poles and wires nearby. A person is seen walking on the right side of the image and bare trees are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013241
B-Series negative 8601-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.010.8601-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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