View of steam shovel, looking west from south abutment, Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8807-B

Description

The image shows a steam shovel in operation, viewed from the south abutment at Centre Street in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Workers are present around the machine, and a wagon drawn by a team of horses stands nearby. The background features a pond and distant trees.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
steam shovels
construction (assembling)
workers
ponds (water)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013447
B-Series negative 8807-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

PC015.002.460.8807-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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View of steam shovel, looking west from south abutment, Centre Street, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8807-B

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