Railroad crossing, Three Rivers, Palmer, Massachusetts, 5480-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382764

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
S-T - Miscellaneous locations
Railroad crossing, Three Rivers, Palmer, Massachusetts, 5480-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - S-T - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts a railroad crossing in Three Rivers, Palmer, Massachusetts. Two wooden utility poles support a sign reading "RAILROAD CROSSING" and "LOOK OUT FOR THE ENGINE." The foreground shows railroad tracks crossing a dirt road, and there are two houses nearby, one with vertical siding and shutters and the other with a front porch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011484
B-Series negative 5480-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

PC015.002.520.5480-B

Places

Three Rivers (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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