Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.14.2Description
Oversize photo of a young boy sitting on the lap of the train engineer on the last run of Southern Pacific narrow gauge steam locomotives, October 1954. Marks in red and blue (editing guides?) on front of photo.
Stamped on reverse: Oct. 19, 1954. R. O. Ritchie, Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer.
Newspaper clipping affixed to reverse from the LA Times, Oct. 25, 1954: Full speed ahead. Lee Sellers, 8, perches on Engineer Walter Ferguson's lap and opens throttle as No. 9 leaves Owenyo for its destination--Keeler, 17 miles away.
This is a print of 1955.743.