Walnut Street railroad crossing, looking north west, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 9022-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-06-29

GUSN

GUSN-384755

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Description

The image depicts the Walnut Street railroad crossing looking northwest in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible in the foreground is a construction scene with workers engaged in activities among large rocks and wooden materials. A building labeled "Luther Paul & Co. Coal & Wood" is on the right, and railroad tracks run parallel to a dirt path on the left, leading toward a bridge in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
construction (assembling)
workers
commercial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013662
B-Series negative 9022-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.400.9022-B

Places

Newton Highlands (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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