Langley Road and Beacon Street, showing grade crossing, Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts, 8874-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905

GUSN

GUSN-384608

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Description

The image depicts the intersection of Langley Road and Beacon Street in Newton Centre, Newton, Massachusetts. A brick building is prominent on the right with several store windows and bicycles parked outside. On the left, a smaller wooden structure is adjacent to a road where a horse-drawn carriage is visible. A grade crossing sign can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
railroads
grade crossings
commercial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013514
B-Series negative 8874-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

PC015.002.460.8874-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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