Coal pocket, general view, East Cambridge, Cambridge, 5847-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383110

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Cambridge
Coal pocket, general view, East Cambridge, Cambridge, 5847-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Cambridge

Description

The image shows a coal pocket in East Cambridge, Cambridge. A man wearing a suit and hat stands near large cylindrical structures that line a wooden platform. The tall building structure has a series of supports and sheds, with various materials and tools visible along the ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coal
storage facilities
exterior views
men (male humans)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011830
B-Series negative 5847-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

PC015.002.180.5847-B

Places

East Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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