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Meigs Elevated Railroad from car platform

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

GUSN

GUSN-195132

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Description

A view of the Meigs Elevated Railroad from the car platform. The tracks can be seen continuing into the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

elevated railroads
platforms (floors)
tracks (transit system elements)
transportation
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID tra00010
AccessID 453
Other identifier HNEDID-tra00010

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.TMP.012

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Meigs Elevated Railroad

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

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