B & A tank locomotive #1250, rear view, Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8557-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1910-06-22

GUSN

GUSN-384162

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
B & A tank locomotive #1250, rear view, Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8557-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image shows the rear view of B & A tank locomotive #1250 at Beacon Park Yard, Massachusetts. The back of the locomotive prominently displays the number "1250" and has a label indicating "3850 GALS." The scene is set in a rail yard with tracks visible in the foreground and a roundhouse structure in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographs
locomotives
railroads
trains (vehicle groupings)
roundhouses
negatives (photographic)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013197
B-Series negative 8557-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8557-B

Places

Allston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

negatives (photographic)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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