Railroad crossing on Mass. Ave. near Vassar Street, shot looking directly into the late afternoon sun. The Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is visible on the left; smokestacks from the Francis Bitter Magnet Lab stand on the right side of the picture. The strong backlighting provided by the sun silhouettes the buildings and is reflected in the exposed railroad tracks and the melting snow.

NICHOLAS CHORNAY—THE TECH

Railroad crossing on Mass. Ave. near Vassar Street, shot looking directly into the late afternoon sun. The Metropolitan Storage Warehouse is visible on the left; smokestacks from the Francis Bitter Magnet Lab stand on the right side of the picture. The strong backlighting provided by the sun silhouettes the buildings and is reflected in the exposed railroad tracks and the melting snow. NICHOLAS CHORNAY—THE TECH