At State Line Tunnel, 5362-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382646

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified scenery and views along tracks
At State Line Tunnel, 5362-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified scenery and views along tracks

Description

The image depicts the entrance of a railway tunnel carved into a rocky hillside, identified as the State Line Tunnel. The double railroad tracks run into the tunnel's dark opening. A person is standing to the side of the tracks, near the tunnel entrance. The rocky walls surrounding the tunnel are rugged and uneven.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tunnels
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011366
B-Series negative 5362-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

PC015.002.760.5362-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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