"Better Farming Special" train at station, Templeton, Massachusetts, 8584-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384317

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Description

The image depicts a bustling scene at a train station in Templeton, Massachusetts, where the "Better Farming Special" train is stationed. A group of people, including men and women dressed in early 20th-century attire, are gathered around the train and station building. In the foreground, a horse-drawn carriage is visible to the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
trains (vehicle groupings)
rolling stock
railroad stations
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
horse-drawn vehicles
exhibitions (events)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013224
B-Series negative 8584-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.700.8584-B

Places

Templeton (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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