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1. Advertisement - Set of eight advertising cards for engines, cars, and a switch on the Billerica and Bedford Railroad. Printed by the Heliotype Printing Co., 220 Devonshire St., Boston. Gift of Ellis E. Walker, September 27, 1995. (1) Locomotive Puck. (2) Locomotive Ariel. (3) Passenger car. (4) Excursion car (open sided). (5) Box car. (6) Flat or coal car. (7) Combination car (passenger and baggage.) (8) "Bryant's Patent Switch and Frog." Cover sheet with photographs says, "Billerica and Bedford Railroad, Original Photographs, Presented to the Bedford Historical Society by Ellis E. Walker, September 17, 1995. These photographs were discovered by a friend of mine in some old files being discarded at the Boston and Maine R.R. general offices sometime in the mid 50's. Knowing my interest in narrow gauge railroads he salvaged them for me. I have had the custody of them ever since. As far as I know these are the only original photographs of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad still in existence. It seems only fitting for me now to present these photographs to the Bedford Historical Society where they will be preserved and made available as source material for study. [signed] Ellis E. Walker."

   P1995.30

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Drawing, Technical - Technical drawing with back-up email correspondence from David Fletcher, of Ariel. David contacted us through Past Perfect online to get additional information about Ariel's livery. He was doing the drawing to accompany an article that will be published in 2017 in a Railroad magazine.

   2016.999.196

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Negative, Glass Plate - Set of 24 glass positive slides, 10 cm x 8+ cm. (4" x 3-1/4"), donated by Elizabeth Anne Webber Goodale. Slides are numbered. Not scanned. Also, copies made by Bedford Historical Society: one negative and two positive prints of each slide. Copies are marked A-X, corresponding to slides 1-24. ***Additional details added based on transcript of talk by Nathan Daniels given May 1952 (See Hist. Res. Box 1 Folder 5) Also, typewritten lecture notes. (See also B822.) A. Brothers' Rocks. B. Job Lane House, 295 North Road. C. Bacon House, 229 Old Billerica Road. D. Shawsheen Road #137. Sign on tree says "Lexington," apparently to point the route to Lexington. E. Page Homestead, 89 Page Road. F. Page Homestead, 89 Page Road. G. The relocated Page Homestead (left, 89 Page Road) and the Daniels House (right, 85 Page Road). H. Daniels House, 85 Page Road. I. Unidentified farmhouse and outbuildings, including 4-story tower. Possibly the George Smith Place? The same house is in 2013.999.005 J. Unidentified house with hipped roof and porch. Several people and horses posed on lawn. K. Domine Manse, 110 The Great Road. L. Stearns House, 26 The Great Road. M. Rev. John Gleason in chaise at side door of 26 The Great Road. See Hodgman photo P55G. N. Narrow-gauge engine "Ariel." O. Narrow-gauge open car. P. The Great Road #186-200. See Hodgman photo P55M. Q. North Road at Wilson Park, first home of Public Library. (Sign over door, partially obscured, says "Boston Cash Store.") R. Row of unidentified houses; one on far right has a store sign (illegible) ***Per Nathan Daniels, this was store of Marcus Bruce Webber and was on what is now the westerly side of the intersection of Fletcher and Great Road. Building moved to Loomis, store moved across the street to what in the 50's was Skeltons (now Benjamin Moore). S. Two houses. One on left is 51 The Great Road. One on right has been moved and is now 13 School Avenue. T. 55 The Great Road. Once the Bedford House Hotel, later the Bedford Grange building. U. 55 The Great Road. V. Bedford Band. W. 180 Springs Road (later moved across the street) X. 200 Springs Road, VA Hospital.

   P1993.12.1

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Photograph - Photographs of a. Puck and b. Ariel locomotives on Billerica Bedford narrow gauge railway Built by Hinkley Local Works, Boston, 1876

   2023.995.025.a-b

   Record Type: Photo