Bridge #420a, looking east, Pittsfield & North Adams Branch in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, 6206-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383468

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
B - Miscellaneous locations
Bridge #420a, looking east, Pittsfield & North Adams Branch in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, 6206-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - B - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image shows a dirt road with a slight incline, leading to Bridge #420a, looking east in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. The road is flanked by white fences on both sides. In the background, there are a few trees and a house with a pitched roof, set against a backdrop of hills or mountains. The surrounding landscape is rural with sparse vegetation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

roads
bridges (built works)
fences
mountains
woods (plant communities)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012188
B-Series negative 6206-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

PC015.002.060.6206-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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