Boston Elevated Railway Company photograph album
Dates
- Creation: Approximately 1901
Abstract
Album containing 66 linen-backed gelatin silver photographs of train cars, stations, yards, and machinery operated by the Boston Elevated Railway Company. Captions are dated 1898-1901.
Creator
- Boston Elevated Railway Company (Organization)
Restrictions on access
Open for research.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Historical Note
Established in 1894, the Boston Elevated Railway Company (BERy) was a private company which operated railway lines serving suburban and downtown Boston. The company was absorbed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947. In 1964 the MTA was succeeded by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
Extent
1 Volumes (1 container) : 66 photographs. Bound in brown cloth with hand-lettered title on front cover: Rolling stock and electrical apparatus. ; 20 x 28 cm
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Purchased in November 2015 frorm B and L Rootenberg bookseller.
Source
- B & L Rootenberg Fine & Rare Books (Organization)
- Title
- Boston Elevated Railway Company Photograph Album
- Status
- Marc Only
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 United States
617-552-4861
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