Austerlitz Street looking north with the Windsor Hotel in the foreground, Chatham, New York, 5563-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-382848

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Description

The image shows Austerlitz Street in Chatham, New York, looking north. The foreground features the Windsor Hotel, a large building with multiple levels of balconies. The street is unpaved and muddy, with trolley tracks in the foreground. Several buildings line the street and a few people are visible in the distance. Trees are scattered along the sides of the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
railroads
grade crossings
hotels (public accommodations)
commercial buildings
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011567
B-Series negative 5563-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

PC015.002.800.5563-B

Places

Chatham (Columbia county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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