Swifts livestock express cattle car #60376, 5754-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1901-03-29

GUSN

GUSN-383021

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Swifts livestock express cattle car #60376, 5754-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image shows Swifts Livestock Express cattle car #60376 positioned on railroad tracks. The car features slatted sides for ventilation, typical of livestock transportation cars. The numbers "60376" and "S.L.S.E." are visible on the side and end of the car. Additional cattle cars are aligned on the adjacent tracks, receding into the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
boxcars
cattle
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011738
B-Series negative 5754-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

PC015.002.780.5754-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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