Warehouse in Boston Yard, near Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5953-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383216

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Description

The image depicts the Boston Yard near Kneeland Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are railway tracks leading to and from a large warehouse marked "B & A R Freight House." A streetlamp and a small wooden structure stand nearby. A horse-drawn cart and a flat railway car are also present, with industrial buildings in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

warehouses
exterior views
railroads
railroad yards
horse-drawn vehicles
railroad cars
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011936
B-Series negative 5953-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

PC015.002.100.5953-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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