Detail of turntable, old hand car in background, Wayland, Massachusetts, 6022-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383285

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Wayland
Detail of turntable, old hand car in background, Wayland, Massachusetts, 6022-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Wayland
    - Detail of turntable, old hand car in background, Wayland, Massachusetts, 6022-B (current record)

Description

The image shows a detail of a wooden turntable with railway tracks in Wayland, Massachusetts. In the background, an old hand car is visible on the grassy area, alongside a lamp post. Behind the hand car is a landscape with trees and a house on a hill.

Details

Descriptive Terms

turntables (rail transportation structure)
railroads
handcars
depots (storage)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012005
B-Series negative 6022-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

PC015.002.560.6022-B

Places

Wayland (Middlesex 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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