View of Boston Yard, signal tower in the background, Boston, Massachusetts, 6102-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1898-06-09

GUSN

GUSN-383365

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Boston Yard
View of Boston Yard, signal tower in the background, Boston, Massachusetts, 6102-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Boston Yard

Description

The image shows the Boston Yard with multiple train tracks converging in the foreground. In the background, a signal tower is prominently visible, along with freight cars on the tracks. There is also a roundhouse structure and additional industrial buildings in the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
boxcars
railroad signal towers
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012084
B-Series negative 6102-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

PC015.002.100.6102-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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