Newton Centre railroad station, baggage rooms, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8796-B

Description

The image depicts the Newton Centre railroad station baggage room in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. The building is made of stone and has a sloped shingle roof. A sign on the window reads "Adams Express Agency," and there is an open doorway with some items visible inside. Nearby signage includes an advertisement for "W.O. Knapp & Co. Grocers" on a building in the background. Wooden planks and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
baggage rooms
exterior views
platforms (floors)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013436
B-Series negative 8796-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

PC015.002.460.8796-B

Places

Newton Center (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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Newton Centre railroad station, baggage rooms, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8796-B

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