Locomotive #2520, 2-8-0 freight, 8617-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384350

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Locomotives
Locomotive #2520, 2-8-0 freight, 8617-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Locomotives

Description

The image features Locomotive #2520, a 2-8-0 freight train engine, positioned on railroad tracks. The locomotive is coupled with a tender loaded with coal. The locomotive and tender both prominently display the number 2520. There are power lines and light vegetation visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
locomotives
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013257
B-Series negative 8617-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.780.8617-B

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The top right corner of this negative is broken.

Description Level

Item

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