Dump cars filling in the Faneuil dump, Boston, Massachusetts, 6063-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1896

GUSN

GUSN-383326

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Faneuil Station
Dump cars filling in the Faneuil dump, Boston, Massachusetts, 6063-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Faneuil Station

Description

The image shows a train with multiple dump cars filled with debris at the Faneuil dump in Boston, Massachusetts. A person stands on one of the dump cars and another person is seen nearby on the ground. Houses are visible in the background on the hillside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
dump cars
freight trains
rolling stock
men (male humans)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012045
B-Series negative 6063-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

PC015.002.120.6063-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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