Boston Freight Yard (near Kneeland Street), image taken at old freight house #5, Boston, Massachusetts, 5438-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1898

GUSN

GUSN-382722

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Description

The image depicts a scene at the Boston Freight Yard near Kneeland Street, specifically at old freight house #5 in Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks running across the foreground, a caboose marked “B&A 9,” and several freight cars adjacent to the warehouses. The background shows multiple buildings, a telegraph pole, and other freight yard equipment.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
boxcars
freight cars
storehouses
utility rooms
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011442
B-Series negative 5438-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

PC015.002.100.5438-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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