Lower East End of First Street Yards
- Title:
- Lower East End of First Street Yards
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: Yards and Tracks from New York City to Boston, Massachusetts
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Guinea, Edgar R.
- Date:
- 1961
- Coordinates:
- 42.344183,-71.058490
- Latitude:
- 42.344183
- Longitude:
- -71.058490
- Site:
- First Street Yard
- Location:
- Boston, MA
First Street Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb56f113
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- NH
- Internal Number:
- -58
- Exhibit Number:
- D-36
- File Name:
- 5003pb56f113.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company
Railroad yards
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Freight
Bridges (built works) - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Very heavy truck traffic due to large number perishable goods on cars. Very close clearance on all sides and sharp curves. Most signals given on Fireman's side. Numerous crossings in the yard are not protected by gates, lights or bells.
- Cite As:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs #5003 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs (#5003 P)
- Box:
- 56
- Folder:
- 113
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the "U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs Collection" (Kheel Center collection: #5003 P) is believed to be in the public domain, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [https://www.library.cornell.edu/about/inside/policies/public-domain]. These images have been digitized from items in the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives at Cornell University Library. More information about the physical collection can be found here: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL05003p.html. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.