View near Somerville Avenue, Grand Junction Branch, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 8682-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384416

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Description

The image shows a view near Somerville Avenue, Grand Junction Branch, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there is an open grassy area with a few scattered rocks and a small wheeled cart. A wooden fence stretches across the scene, separating the grass from a row of buildings at the midground. Several wooden houses with visible windows and chimneys are present, with trees and laundry hanging nearby. To the left, a train and utility poles are visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013322
B-Series negative 8682-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.8682-B

Places

Cambridge (Worcester 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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