Newton Center Station, Highland Branch, taken before the grade crossing elimination program, now part of MBTA system, Newton Center, Newton, Massachusetts, 6286-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383548

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Description

The image depicts the Newton Center Station on the Highland Branch, located in Newton Center, Massachusetts, before the grade crossing elimination program. The station features a wooden platform beside the tracks, with a covered waiting area. Horse-drawn carriages are parked alongside the platform, and a bicycle is visible near the station building. Trees line the far side of the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
horse-drawn vehicles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012268
B-Series negative 6286-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

PC015.002.460.6286-B

Places

Newton Center (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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