Merchant's dispatch Transportation Company refrigerator car #9165, taken at Allston Repair Yard, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5738-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897-12-28

GUSN

GUSN-383003

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Description

The image depicts a refrigerator car, number 9165, belonging to the Merchant's Dispatch Transportation Company, positioned on railway tracks at the Allston Repair Yard in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The car's end is prominently displayed, with "M.D.T.CO. 9165" clearly marked. In the background, additional railcars and a large industrial building are visible. Snow covers the ground around the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
repair shops
exterior views
freight trains
rolling stock
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011722
B-Series negative 5738-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

PC015.002.780.5738-B

Places

Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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