Railcar

Name/Title

Railcar

Entry/Object ID

2007.405.11.4

Description

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