Parlor car #2181, taken at Back Bay yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 5763-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1911-01-05

GUSN

GUSN-383027

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Parlor car #2181, taken at Back Bay yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 5763-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image depicts the rear view of Parlor Car #2181 at Back Bay Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The car is on a set of tracks, surrounded by additional rail infrastructure, including utility poles and adjacent tracks. A decorative railing is visible on the end platform of the car. Buildings and additional train cars are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
passenger trains
freight trains
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011747
B-Series negative 5763-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

PC015.002.780.5763-B

Places

Back Bay (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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