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Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Oblong quarto. Measuring 12" x 8". String-tied paper wrappers with handwritten titles reading "Dorchester Power Station Boston Elevated Railway Co. 1900." Contains eight sepia-toned gelatin silver photographs measuring 4½" x 6½", without captions. Near fine album with light edgewear with fine photographs. A handmade photo album depicting the Dorchester Power Station and Boston Elevated Railroad Company in 1900. The photos were taken by Edwin W. Creed of Dorchester who compiled the album as well with handwritten titles. Although the album contains only a few images they are well-composed and portray the industries in detail beginning with a view of the Power Station from across the water. Creed also photographs the internal workings of the station including gears and various mechanisms used to power it. One particularly nice portrait photo shows a clerk at his desk. The Dorchester Power Station was one of seven stations used to power the railway. Creed focused on the employees of the railways for his photography. Three group photos show the men of the Railway company posed and smiling for the camera. Founded in 1894, the Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) was an elevated streetcar system catering to Boston and the surrounding communities. Seven stations were built by the railway in order to power the new electric cars including the Dorchester plant seen here. By 1900 the last horse car was retired and the city moved entirely to electric transportation systems. It was eventually succeeded by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) which still used routes designed by the Elevated Railway Company. A modest but interesting look at the turn-of-the-century changes in transportation in the city of Boston.