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Collection of 42 cyanotype photographs of the Fitchburg, Massachusetts Railroad [decimalized .01-.13]

The Fitchburg railroad ran from Massachusetts into Vermont and New York. The photographs were taken in E. Deerfield, North Adams, and Fitchburg. Images include railroad personnel, locomotives, tunnels, and trestles. These photographs create an...

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Views of electric light plant and electric light inside Hoosac Tunnel

Lot includes three different views of the exterior of this very early electric light plant; view of two employees and dynamo inside the plant; and an intriguing view of an electric light in operation inside the tunnel! The technical difficulties of...

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Electric light plant, Hoosac Tunnel

Two sets of tracks visible in front of building. Chimney on opposite side of the building. Written in the Hoosac Tunnel

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Electric light plant, Hoosac Tunnel

View from the cimney side of the building. A deck with a pile of rubble on it is visible in the front of the building. One set of tracks are also visible. Written in the Hoosac Tunnel

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Hoosac Tunnel Power Plant

Landscape view of power plant in winter, seen from a distance. Two sets of tracks run along side of the building. Water tower on tracks behind the building. Written in the Hoosac Tunnel

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