Locomotive #391, 0-6-0, East Boston Railroad Yard, switch engine, Boston, Massachusetts, 8638-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384372

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Description

The image depicts Locomotive #391, a 0-6-0 switch engine, situated in the East Boston Railroad Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The locomotive is seen on railway tracks with part of the yard infrastructure visible in the background, including a covered structure and freight cars.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
locomotives
boxcars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013278
B-Series negative 8638-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.290.8638-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)

Description Level

Item

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