View along the right-of-way of Boston & Albany railroad in the Berkshire Mountains, Middlefield, Massachusetts, 6089-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383352

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Description

The image shows a view along the right-of-way of the Boston & Albany railroad in the Berkshire Mountains, Middlefield, Massachusetts. A line of freight train cars is visible on the left, accompanied by a rail track and utility poles. On the right, a hillside with sparse trees and a building can be seen, and there are wooden planks laid out alongside the track. The landscape includes a hilly background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
mountains
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012071
B-Series negative 6089-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.360.6089-B

Places

Middlefield (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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