Construction of new Worcester Station, temporary platform, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8575-B

Description

The image shows the construction of the new Worcester Station with a temporary platform in Worcester, Massachusetts. There is a train on the left side of the image, with several cars visible. A wooden platform runs alongside the tracks, and a building is on the right. A person stands near the structure, and several other people can be seen walking in the distance. Cranes and construction scaffolding are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
construction (assembling)
passenger trains
rolling stock
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013215
B-Series negative 8575-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.660.8575-B

Places

Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom left corner of this negative is broken off.

Description Level

Item

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Construction of new Worcester Station, temporary platform, Worcester, Massachusetts, 8575-B

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