Switch Tower #28, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5391-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1913

GUSN

GUSN-382675

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Worcester - Miscellaneous railroad structures
Switch Tower #28, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5391-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Worcester - Miscellaneous railroad structures

Description

The image depicts Switch Tower #28 in Worcester, Massachusetts. A large cylindrical water tower is prominently positioned on a metal framework beside a multi-story building with a tiled roof. Utility wires are visible in the foreground and a street runs in front of the structures.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad signal towers
exterior views
water towers
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011395
B-Series negative 5391-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

PC015.002.640.5391-B

Date Notes

Created month: 12

Places

Worcester (Worcester 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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