Tracks of Highland Branch, detail of surveyor's monument or bench mark between tracks, view from south, Waban, Newton, Mass., 9634-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-381407

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
W - Miscellaneous locations
Tracks of Highland Branch, detail of surveyor's monument or bench mark between tracks, view from south, Waban, Newton, Mass., 9634-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - W - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows railway tracks of the Highland Branch in Waban, Newton, Massachusetts. A surveyor's monument or benchmark is visible between the tracks. The view captures the scene looking from the south. There is a wooded area in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bench marks
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002554
B-Series negative 9634-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

PC015.002.540.9634-B

Places

Waban (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Bench-marks

Description Level

Item

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