Tank car #72, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 6103-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383366

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
C - Miscellaneous locations
Tank car #72, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 6103-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - C - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows a tank car numbered 72, located in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The car is marked with the text "OIL CITY, PA." It is situated on railway tracks with additional freight cars and a town visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tank cars
freight trains
rolling stock
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012085
B-Series negative 6103-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

PC015.002.170.6103-B

Places

Chelsea (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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