Signal Tower #1 in Boston Yard, Albany Street bridge in background, facilities for freight and passenger operation in Boston at Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5334-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-382618

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Description

The image shows Signal Tower #1 located in Boston Yard, with the Albany Street bridge visible in the background. There are multiple railway tracks in the foreground, and in the distance, part of the freight and passenger operation facilities near Kneeland Street in Boston, Massachusetts can be seen. The tower is a prominent two-story structure with a pitched roof and a weather vane on top.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
railroad signal towers
bridges (built works)
railroad cars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011338
B-Series negative 5334-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

PC015.002.100.5334-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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