Detail showing switch control rods leading to the switch house in a tower, 5998-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383261

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Unidentified scenery and views along tracks
Detail showing switch control rods leading to the switch house in a tower, 5998-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Unidentified scenery and views along tracks

Description

The image shows a set of switch control rods extending along a railway track, leading toward a switch house in a tower. The rods are affixed to wooden beams and are part of the railway signaling system. In the background, there are tracks running parallel to each other and a building visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad signal towers
rods (object genre)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011981
B-Series negative 5998-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

PC015.002.760.5998-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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