St. James St. excavation, excavated about half the final width, Newton, Massachusetts, 8540-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897-03-06

GUSN

GUSN-384134

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Description

The image depicts an excavation site on St. James Street in Newton, Massachusetts. The excavation is approximately halfway completed in terms of its final width. Visible are several workers and pieces of equipment in a trench alongside a set of railroad tracks. Residential and commercial buildings can be seen in the background, and the site is bordered by a wooden fence on the left.

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Descriptive Terms

construction workers
construction sites
houses
railroads
photographs
cranes (equipment)
trees
locomotives
fences
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013180
B-Series negative 8540-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8540-B

Places

Newton (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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