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Fitchburg Railroad Company Boston & Albany boxcars in train yard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05235.06 Author/Creator: Fitchburg Railroad Company Place Written: No. Adams, Massachusetts Type: Header Record Date: 1893 ca. Pagination: 2 cyanotypes. Order a Copy

Two views of the rail yard, North Adams, Mass.

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