Unidentified freight yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6058-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383320

You can find this within

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified buildings, equipment, railroad yards, etc.
Unidentified freight yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6058-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified buildings, equipment, railroad yards, etc.

Description

The image shows a freight yard in Boston, Massachusetts. In the background, two freight cars are visible, marked with "N.Y.C. & H.R." and labeled "New York Central Lines." The foreground contains a stack of long wooden beams and a large cylindrical object wrapped with a metal framework.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
boxcars
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012040
B-Series negative 6058-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

PC015.002.720.6058-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].