Railroad station under construction, front, exterior, Pittsfield, Mass., 9686-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1913-11-21

GUSN

GUSN-381458

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Pittsfield - New railroad station
Railroad station under construction, front, exterior, Pittsfield, Mass., 9686-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Pittsfield - New railroad station

Description

The image shows the exterior front view of a railroad station under construction in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The building features towers with conical roofs and ornate windows. Scaffolding surrounds parts of the structure and a large pile of construction materials is visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
construction (assembling)
exterior views
brick (clay product)
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002605
B-Series negative 9686-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.480.9686-B

Places

Pittsfield (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Construction

Description Level

Item

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