Cattle train in the Berkshires, Huntington, Massachusetts, 8577-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384310

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
H - Miscellaneous locations
Cattle train in the Berkshires, Huntington, Massachusetts, 8577-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - H - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts a cattle train traveling through the Berkshires in Huntington, Massachusetts. The train is seen moving across a grassy landscape with hills and trees in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
cattle
freight trains
rolling stock
woods (plant communities)
hills
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013217
B-Series negative 8577-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.330.8577-B

Places

Huntington (Hampshire 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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