Name/Title
Postcard, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
LU32.262Description
C&NW Railroad Roundhouse. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the Chicago & Northwestern, C & N.W. Railroad round house in Waseca, Minn.; outside is a caboose parked on track; several tracks run parallel; located in southwest Waseca.Context
The donor is the great-grandson of William Everett, co-founder with Aughenbaugh, of the E. A. Co Mill in Waseca County. The Everett home, built by William's son Edward Everett, overlooking the east end of Clear Lake, was a showplace in its time, a classic Victorian-style home, it was demolished in 1958 it was an architectural and historical loss to Waseca County. This collection of photographs from Willard Everett is donated under our "Loaned to Us" program, where the donor allows WCHS to scan the images, but donor keeps possession of the original photographs. This photograph is from his postcard collection. Waseca was a C & NW Chicago and North Western division point, or a place where engines were serviced. The roundhouse and car shops were built in 1881 and for many years provided Waseca's largest payroll. Engines were repaired at the roundhouse while cars went on the "riptrack" to the shops for repair. The roundhouse burned in 1953.Cataloged By
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Postcard, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
May 16, 2002Update Date
November 21, 2024