Engine House (sand house), exterior detail, Worcester, Mass., 9768-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-10-05

GUSN

GUSN-381540

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Description

The image shows the exterior detail of an engine house, specifically a sand house, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Visible in the foreground are railroad tracks running alongside the brick wall of the building. A signal light is located to the right of the tracks and the area appears industrial with additional tracks and buildings in the hazy background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
institutional buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002687
B-Series negative 9768-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.640.9768-B

Places

Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Railroads

Description Level

Item

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