Distribution Department, Boston Elevated Railway, Central Power Station, 4-inch cast-iron service pipe from Harrison Avenue to CPS of the Boston Elevated Railway, age 38 years (laid 1866), exposed to electrolysis 14 years; taken up 1904, Boston, Mass., Dec. 1904

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Distribution Department, Boston Elevated Railway, Central Power Station, 4-inch cast-iron service pipe from Harrison Avenue to CPS of the Boston Elevated Railway, age 38 years (laid 1866), exposed to electrolysis 14 years; taken up 1904, Boston, Mass., Dec. 1904

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Title: Distribution Department, Boston Elevated Railway, Central Power Station, 4-inch cast-iron service pipe from Harrison Avenue to CPS of the Boston Elevated Railway, age 38 years (laid 1866), exposed to electrolysis 14 years; taken up 1904, Boston, Mass., Dec. 1904

Creator: Massachusetts. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board

Digital Origin: The Metropolitan Water Works photograph collection, 1876-1930, was digitized in 2013 by Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. Originals are located at the Massachusetts Archives.

Date: 1904-12

Type of Resource: Image

Format: photographic prints

Extent: 1 photograph : print ; sheet 159 x 210 mm

Subject: waterworks

Subject: pipes (conduits)

Subject: electrolysis

Coverage: Boston, Massachusetts

Coverage: Massachusetts

Collection Information: Part of Collection: Record Group EN4.05 (Metropolitan District Commission - Water Division), Series 2630X (Metropolitan Water Works photograph collection, 1876-1930)

Language: en

Preferred Citation: Metropolitan Water Works photograph collection, 1876-1930. (EN4.05 / Series 2630X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].

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