Hyde Street railroad crossing, looking north, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8739-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-04-01

GUSN

GUSN-384473

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Description

The image depicts Hyde Street railroad crossing looking north in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The scene shows a dirt path leading through the crossing, with residential houses visible on either side of the road. A wooden fence and bare trees line the path, and a railroad track runs across the road.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013379
B-Series negative 8739-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

PC015.002.400.8739-B

Places

Newton Highlands (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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