Berkshire Mountains, railroad car, Middlefield, Mass., 10704-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382469

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Middlefield - Miscellaneous views and flood scenes
Berkshire Mountains, railroad car, Middlefield, Mass., 10704-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Middlefield - Miscellaneous views and flood scenes

Description

The image shows a railroad car marked with "B&A" on its side, situated on railway tracks in Middlefield, Massachusetts. The setting includes some structures in the background, possibly a building with visible chimneys, and a wood fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight cars
fences
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003619
B-Series negative 10704-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.360.10704-B

Places

Middlefield (Hampshire 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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