East side framing for Pier warehouse #5, East Boston, Mass., 9792-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-03-21

GUSN

GUSN-381564

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Description

The image shows the construction of the east side framing for Pier Warehouse #5 in East Boston, Massachusetts. The structure consists of a series of aligned metal beams and columns. A man is standing next to a wheelbarrow in the foreground with more building supplies visible on the ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

structural frames
beams (structural elements)
construction (assembling)
warehouses
men (male humans)
portraits
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002711
B-Series negative 9792-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.280.9792-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

Warehouses
Construction

Description Level

Item

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