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Railway station west from bridge, Allston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Brighton / Thomson & Thomson

GUSN

GUSN-197270

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Description

This view of the railway station in Allston, Massachusetts has a train, a man waiting on the platform and a horse and cart to the left in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
railroad stations
transportation
trains (vehicle groupings)
public transit
landmark buildings
historic buildings
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 002111
AccessID 4077
Other identifier HNEDID-002111

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0430.0070.004

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Thomson & Thomson (Boston, Mass.) (Photographer)
Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886 (Architect)
Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge (Architect)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other Organizations

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Subjects

Architectural photography
Cambridge Street (Allston, Mass.)
Harvard Avenue (Allston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Brighton / Thomson & Thomson

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