Pier #4, remains of pier after fire, looking southeast, East Boston, Mass., 9900-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1908-12-30

GUSN

GUSN-381672

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
East Boston - Destruction after 1908 Pier Fires
Pier #4, remains of pier after fire, looking southeast, East Boston, Mass., 9900-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - East Boston - Destruction after 1908 Pier Fires

Description

The image shows the remains of Pier #4 in East Boston, Massachusetts, after a fire. Sturdy wooden pilings protrude from the water with a large, wooden structure visible on the right side of the image. The perspective is looking southeast.

Details

Descriptive Terms

piers (marine landings)
fires (events)
destruction
cranes (equipment)
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002819
B-Series negative 9900-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.250.9900-B

Places

East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Piers
Fires

Description Level

Item

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