Name/Title
Railroad Workers on Handcar, ca. 1928Entry/Object ID
2023.18.2Description
Nine men in caps and heavy work clothes sit and stand around a railroad handcar on the railroad tracks near Granite Street, in Montpelier, Vermont.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Cabinet CardSubject
Railroads--Vermont--Employees; Railroad yards--Vermont--MontpelierSubject Person or Organization
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad, Central Vermont RailroadSubject Place
City
Montpelier, Washington County, VermontStreet
Granite Street (Montpelier, Vt.)Context
This photo was probably taken looking east from Granite Street, near the Excelsior Granite Company sheds which can be seen in the distance on the right of the photograph. The men are probably sitting on a handcar, used as a railroad maintenance vehicle, although the pump mechanism cannot be seen in this photograph.Acquisition
Accession
2023.18Source or Donor
Welch, Reginald "Reg"Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
5 inWidth
7 inDimension Notes
Mounted on 8 in. x 10 in. cardboard.
