Swift & Co. Railroad Switching Department Group Photo, 1934

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Swift Packing Plant Switching Dept Group Photo, 1934

Name/Title

Swift & Co. Railroad Switching Department Group Photo, 1934

Entry/Object ID

P2017.2.110

Description

Swift & Co. Railroad Switching Department Group Photo, June 5, 1934.. b/w. Ike Waitkon, Yard Master. Photo of two train engines on track with one man in cab and one behind him on step. Seven other men are posed in front of the engines along the track. Steam pipe that feeds plant prominent above them. "SJB" logo on cab. Sign "We Deliver the Goods" affixed to engine.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Artist

C. Hanford Cowl Photo Co.

Date made

1934

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Packing plants

Search Terms

Swift Packing Plant

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Provenance

Notes

Photos collected by donor from purchases at various flea markets and estate sales.