Baggage car #782, Boston yards, Boston, Massachusetts, 5727-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1904-01-14

GUSN

GUSN-382992

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Baggage car #782, Boston yards, Boston, Massachusetts, 5727-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image depicts baggage car #782 situated in the Boston yards, Boston, Massachusetts. The car is positioned on railroad tracks amidst a snowy ground and the background shows industrial structures and partially visible trains.

Details

Descriptive Terms

baggage cars
railroads
railroad yards
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011711
B-Series negative 5727-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

PC015.002.780.5727-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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