Switch Tower #28, interior view, Worcester, Massachusetts, 5392-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382676

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Description

The image shows the interior of Switch Tower #28 in Worcester, Massachusetts. A long row of levers dominates the room, set within a wooden control panel. Multiple windows and overhead light fixtures illuminate the space. There's also a wooden chair in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad signal towers
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011396
B-Series negative 5392-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

PC015.002.640.5392-B

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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