Ruins of Motor Pool (Railroad Engineers Area)

Photograph

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Southern Forest Heritage Museum

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Name/Title

Ruins of Motor Pool (Railroad Engineers Area)

Entry/Object ID

2020.4.013

Tags

Camp Claiborne, Camp Claiborne Ruins, Library, Photo, Public, WWII, World War II

Description

the ruins of the motor pool for the Railroad engineers; a maintenance garage; pipeline protection; the waterlines; a water line that's been cut (probably for salvage)

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject Place

Historic Site

Historic Camp Claiborne

City

Forest Hill

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Collection

Rhodes Brothers Collections

Acquisition

Accession

2020.4

Source or Donor

Douglas J. Rhodes

Credit Line

*title of entry*, Rhodes Brothers Collection, *Accession Number*, *Exhibit Title (if it's being displayed)*, Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Long Leaf, LA.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Douglas J. Rhodes

Role

Photographer

Date made

Mar 1, 2014

Time Period

20th Century, 21st Century

Place

City

Forest Hill

State/Province

Louisiana

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Maintenance Garage
Motor pool across from RR engineers
RR Eng Motor Pool protect water line at wash rack
RR Eng motor pool water line
RR Eng Motor Pool
RR Eng Wash Rack Structure potected water line
Water line has been cut off for salvage

Other Numbers

Number Type

Drive

Other Number

SFHM.CClaiborne.2020.Drive.013

Notes

In folder RR Engineer Area Motor Pool

Parts

Count

7

Research Notes

Person

Rachel Blomquist

Date

Nov 1, 2020

Notes

Motor pool is a group of motor vehicles centrally controlled (as by a governmental agency) and dispatched for use as needed