Gantry Crane and Scrap Yard, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 6031-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-05-08

GUSN

GUSN-383294

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Description

The image depicts a gantry crane operating in a scrap yard in West Springfield, Massachusetts, dated May 1914. The crane, labeled as a "5 Ton Miles Crane," is in the process of moving scrap metal. The foreground is filled with piles of metal debris and railroad cars can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cranes (equipment)
junkyards
railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
magnets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012014
B-Series negative 6031-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

PC015.002.590.6031-B

Places

West Springfield (Hampden 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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