Name/Title
Man On Railroad TracksDescription
Black and white photographic print in landscape format made 12/2005 from a glass-plate negative. Subject is an iron railroad bridge. Perspective is from between the rails and looking the length of the bridge. Truss-type construction with open sides. Not much detail in background except for plants in full foliage.
At the near end of the bridge there is a human figure reclining between the rails with his head on one of the rails.
A series of glass-plate negatives were found in an old house the donors bought. Plates were in two boxes from the M. A. Seed Dry Plate Company. One box has a note attached reading "Dr. Gus Billman Estate, died 1954"Collection
Bob and Alma TreesAcquisition
Accession
1987.035Source or Donor
Bob and Alma TreesAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Place
Location
Shelby County, Indiana?Notes
Date: 1900 c.Create Date
January 20, 2006Update Date
October 25, 2024