Staircase from Barrell mansion - Charleston, Boston Mass.
Summary
Staircase from Barrell mansion. After the Barrell mansion was demolished and the land became railroad property, the hill was reduced to a small fraction of itself and made into a freight yard called the "hump," where gravity aids the switching engine in distributing the care.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Tags
Date
1850 - 1925
Source
Boston Public Library
Copyright info
Public Domain