Locomotive #87, switch engine, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8620-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384353

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #87, switch engine, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8620-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image depicts Locomotive #87, a switch engine, on the tracks in Framingham, Massachusetts. The locomotive is stationary, with visible details including its large headlight and the cab area. Nearby are boxcars and visible tracks, suggesting a rail yard setting.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
locomotives
freight cars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013260
B-Series negative 8620-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8620-B

Places

Framingham (Middlesex 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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