View along tracks, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8800-B

Description

The image depicts a view along railroad tracks in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A series of rail cars is visible, with a person standing on a wooden framework between them. The surrounding landscape includes trees and a sloped embankment with additional equipment and materials nearby. A bridge can be seen in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
workers
bridges (built works)
abutments
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013440
B-Series negative 8800-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

PC015.002.460.8800-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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View along tracks, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8800-B

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