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Orient Heights, East Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1950-06-22

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

GUSN

GUSN-195142

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Description

A view down the tracks in Orient Heights, East Boston, Massachusetts. Two train cars can be seen in the distance. Buildings can be seen on either side of the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad cars
transportation
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID tra00019
AccessID 463
Other identifier HNEDID-tra00019

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.TMP.022

Places

East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Orient Heights (East Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

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