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1893 ca.
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Composite images of railroad tracks going around a curve
Five copies (three double exposures) of a curve in the rail line near the Deerfield River.
GLC05235.09
[Curve in the rail line]
Two sets of parallel curved tracks going around bushes and rockface on the left side of image. Indentical to GLC05235.09.02.
GLC05235.09.01
Two sets of parallel curved tracks going around bushes and rockface on the left side of image. Indentical to GLC05235.09.01.
GLC05235.09.02
Composite photograph [more than one negative] of curved tracks shown in GLC05235.09.01 and .02, but the background has been altered to exclude the rockface and a third set of tracks now branches off into the river. Identical to GLC05235.09.04.
GLC05235.09.03
Composite photograph [more than one negative] of curved tracks shown in GLC05235.09.01 and .02, but the background has been altered to exclude the rockface and a third set of tracks now branches off into the river. Identical to GLC05235.09.03.
GLC05235.09.04
A reversed print of GLC05235.09.03 and .04.
GLC05235.09.05
Station house, North Adams, MA
Two images of the North Adams, Mass. station house.
GLC05235.10
Rich, deep blue print of the tracks and station house at North Adams, Mass.
GLC05235.10.01
Second print of GLC05235.10.01. Possibly a better print than the first, but with minor yellowish stain at right edge of station house and small dog-ear in lower right corner.
GLC05235.10.02
Vies of Fitchburg, Mass. in winter
Two views from the Fitchburg office window, both taken in winter.
GLC05235.11
View from office window looking east
Title from verso. Similar image (GLC05235.11.02) claims view is to the north. The Fitchburg supply company is directly across the street in both photographs. It is the same view as GLC05235.11.02, but with less snowfall. Inscription on verso also...
GLC05235.11.01
View north from the office window
Title from verso. Similar image (GLC05235.11.02) claims view is to the east. The Fitchburg supply company is directly across the street in both photographs. It is the same view as GLC05235.11.01, but with more snowfall.
GLC05235.11.02
View South from office window Fitchburg
Two copies of the same image, looking over roundhouse and town in winter.
GLC05235.12
Inscription on verso: "Fitchburg, Mass." Identical to GLC05235.12.02. A large church steeple is visible in the left middle-ground of the image. Roundhouse and long rectangular building in the foreground of the image. Prosperous looking town with...
GLC05235.12.01
Title from verso. Identical to GLC05235.12.01. View of town and tracks. A large church steeple is visible in the left middle-ground of the image. Roundhouse and long rectangular building in the foreground of the image. Prosperous looking town with...
GLC05235.12.02
View up Main St. from office window F.R.R. Fitchburg, Mass.
Two copies of the same image. Title from verso. Main St. branches off in two directions. One branch passes the "American House" and the other branch passes in front of a hardware store. A trolley line runs in the center of the street in front of the...
GLC05235.13
Title from verso. Main St. branches off in two directions. One branch passes the "American House" and the other branch passes in front of a hardware store. A trolley line runs in the center of the street in front of the hardware store. People with...
GLC05235.13.01
Same image as GLC05235.13.01. Main St. branches off in two directions. One branch passes the "American House" and the other branch passes in front of a hardware store. A trolley line runs in the center of the street in front of the hardware store...
GLC05235.13.02
1889
William S. Prettyman
Oklahoma great land rush: "boomers" and towns & cities they built
Collection of fourteen photographs taken in Oklahoma (Indian) Territory at Oklahoma Station (later Oklahoma City) around the time of the land rush. The first five images show the growth of Oklahoma City from March 1889-1892. Other images include...
GLC05475
1889 March
[Oklahoma Prairie]
A group of men holding rifles and standing in front of an oxen-driven wagon train. Penciled notation on verso: "E. Hamill, Oklahoma City, March 1889."
GLC05475.01
"California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T."
Contemporary inkstamp on bottom of mount: "Grand Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T." Frame buildings lining either side of street, some still under construction. Plank sidewalk under construction on left side of photograph. Teams of horses...
GLC05475.02
Contemporary inkstamp on bottom of mount: "California Avenue, Looking West, Oklahoma, I.T." Scene similar to preceding photo, with piles of building materials in foreground. The street has already been graded. Wagons and pedestrians are visible on...
GLC05475.03
1889 August
Oklahoma City
Title from verso. Image of a fairly large town consisting of frame buildings shown at a distance. Railroad passes in front of town. Boxcars from the AT & SF RR line the tracks. A frame house and several horses grazing are in foreground of the image...
GLC05475.04
1892
"Main Street, 1892."
Title from verso. Street lined with 2 and 3 story buildings, predominantly brick. Wagons, pedestrians and electric lines line the street. Electric lights suspended over intersections. Penciled notation on verso: "Main Street. Okla. City. 1892."...
GLC05475.05
no date
[D.C. Blossom General Merchandise]
Eight men standing on the porch of a store. Building is clapboard with brick front. Inscription on verso: "Atoka, I. T. Mr. McLaughlin (wearing derby) Father of Ed. [illegible] husband of Nettie. Mr. D. H. niece." Partially cut off ink...
GLC05475.06
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