Grade crossing on the Grand Junction Branch, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 6086-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383349

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Description

The image depicts a grade crossing on the Grand Junction Branch in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two individuals are seated on a wooden structure near a railroad track. In the background, there is a horse-drawn cart in front of a brick building with several windows. A crossing gate arm extends diagonally across the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
horse-drawn vehicles
fences
children (people by age group)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012068
B-Series negative 6086-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

PC015.002.180.6086-B

Places

Cambridge (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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