Damaged N.Y.C. & St. L. railroad gondola car #6853 in Allston repair shop, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 5748-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1910-06-08

GUSN

GUSN-383015

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Description

The image shows a damaged N.Y.C. & St. L. railroad gondola car numbered 6853. The side of the wooden car is visibly broken and splintered, with boards displaced and a large wooden beam running across the opening. This scene is set at the Allston repair shop in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
repair shops
gondola cars
damage
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011732
B-Series negative 5748-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

PC015.002.780.5748-B

Places

Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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