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[Railroad arch on Main Street, Springfield, Mass.] – Historic Photograph Print

[Railroad arch on Main Street, Springfield, Mass.], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Railroad arch on Main Street, Springfield, Mass.], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Railroad arch on Main Street, Springfield, Mass.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A railroad arch spanning Main Street gives this view of Springfield, Massachusetts, its particular interest, with the stone span framing the roadway below. The picture dates from roughly 1900 to 1910, when the Detroit Publishing Company was making large-format views of American towns and cities for sale. Bridges that carried trains over busy streets were a common feature of growing cities, since railroads built them to separate rail and road traffic. The 8 by 10 inch glass negative was later given to the State Historical Society of Colorado and reached the Library of Congress in 1949.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. 4140" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034918. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRailroad bridges. Streets.United States--Massachusetts--Springfield.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67717

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