View of work at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8841-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-06-27

GUSN

GUSN-384575

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Description

The image depicts a construction scene at Langley Road, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A railway line runs across the foreground, with a small wooden structure and a large pile of material beside it. Workers and construction materials are visible near a railcar, and a large building with a tower is in the background. Trees surround the area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
freight cars
gatehouses
construction (assembling)
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013481
B-Series negative 8841-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

PC015.002.460.8841-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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