Milk shed by tracks, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8199-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383934

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Framingham - Railroad structures and vehicles
Milk shed by tracks, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8199-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Framingham - Railroad structures and vehicles

Description

The image depicts railroad tracks leading alongside a wooden structure identified as a milk shed in Framingham, Massachusetts. Several boxcars are visible in the background, with markings that include "Boston" and "Lake Erie & Western." Piles of lumber are situated near the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
sheds (storage structures)
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012839
B-Series negative 8199-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.320.8199-B

Places

Framingham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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