Name/Title
RailcarEntry/Object ID
2007.405.11.4Description
A 10" x 12" black and white photograph mounted on a gray cardboard mat. Actual print is 6" x 8." Photograph is of a flatbed railcar(Western Maryland 2136 painted on side edge) with the remains of a wrecked locomotive on top. Photograph belonged to donor's husband's father, Fred Mathiesen, who was an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad.
Update 2009:
Engraved in lower right corner of mat: "The Ferris Studio Rawlins, WYO"
Mounted on acidic matboard. Mat warped & badly soiled: edge & corner damage. Image surface badly soiled: scratched.Collection
Photograph Collection