Kneeland Street freight yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6060-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383323

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Description

The image shows a freight yard on Kneeland Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Several boxcars are visible on parallel tracks, with one prominently facing the viewer. In the background, there is a structure with multiple semaphore signals. A wooden fence runs along the right side of the yard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
boxcars
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012042
B-Series negative 6060-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

PC015.002.100.6060-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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