Depressing of tracks on Highland Branch, sheathing east of Boylston Street on north side looking east, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9626-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-08-05

GUSN

GUSN-381399

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Description

The image depicts construction work at the Highland Branch near Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts. Several workers are visible operating a cart on a wooden platform adjacent to sheathing erected on the north side. The scene includes bracing and wooden structures, with a rail car marked "N.Y.C. & H.R. 70640" positioned at the lower level to the right.

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Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
construction equipment
railroads
rolling stock
freight cars
workers
sheathing
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002546
B-Series negative 9626-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.400.9626-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)

Subjects

Railroads
Construction

Description Level

Item

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