Old Boston Freight Yard in vicinity of the Boston and Albany passenger station on Kneeland Street, taken at Lehigh Street Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts, 5333-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382617

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Description

The image shows the old Boston Freight Yard near the Boston and Albany passenger station on Kneeland Street, captured at Lehigh Street Crossing in Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are multiple railway tracks converging towards a freight area. A signal post is present in the foreground and several freight cars are observable, along with a large warehouse structure marked as "HOUSE NO. 5" in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
rolling stock
freight trains
grade crossings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011337
B-Series negative 5333-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.100.5333-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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