St. James Street ledge from west, Newton, Massachusetts, 8464-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897-08-09

GUSN

GUSN-384237

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Description

The image shows a railway cutting through St. James Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Visible are train tracks running between steep, rock-lined edges. There are several workers and a train on the tracks, and utility poles and residential buildings are seen along the edge of the excavation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight cars
construction (assembling)
workers
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013104
B-Series negative 8464-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8464-B

Places

Newton (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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