Institution Avenue bridge, tearing down abutments, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8860-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-08-13

GUSN

GUSN-384594

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Description

The image shows the Institution Avenue bridge in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, where the abutments are being torn down. Visible are the wooden structures and supports surrounding the bridge, along with nearby railroad tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
abutments
construction (assembling)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013500
B-Series negative 8860-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

PC015.002.460.8860-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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