View at Centre Street looking west, showing construction, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8855-B

Description

The image depicts a construction site at Centre Street looking west in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. There are workers near a railway track with construction equipment, including a crane and several carts. Piles of dirt and wooden frameworks are visible on the site, and buildings can be seen in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight cars
construction (assembling)
workers
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013495
B-Series negative 8855-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

PC015.002.460.8855-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)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: A large portion of the right side of this negative is broken off.

Description Level

Item

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View at Centre Street looking west, showing construction, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8855-B

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