Near Texas Station, on the Webster Branch, now abandoned, Oxford, Massachusetts, 6291-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383553

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
N-P - Miscellaneous locations
Near Texas Station, on the Webster Branch, now abandoned, Oxford, Massachusetts, 6291-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - N-P - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts an abandoned railroad track near Texas Station on the Webster Branch in Oxford, Massachusetts. There is a building with multiple windows on the left, and a bridge is visible in the background over the tracks. The ground is covered with snow and there is an empty railcar on the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
railroads
snow (precipitation)
boxcars
bridges (built works)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012273
B-Series negative 6291-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1967

Reference Code

PC015.002.370.6291-B

Places

Oxford (Worcester 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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