North Package & Provision Co., East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5960-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

1907-11-08

GUSN

GUSN-383223

You can find this within

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Cambridge
North Package & Provision Co., East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5960-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

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

Description

The image depicts an industrial area associated with the North Package & Provision Co. in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visible are a large cylindrical tank, several sets of train tracks, and adjacent industrial buildings. Various materials are stacked near the tracks and a person stands beside a cart on the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

industrial buildings
exterior views
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011943
B-Series negative 5960-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

PC015.002.180.5960-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

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].