Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1.99.2564Description
Railroad Employees, C&NW Engine, Roundhouse. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white photograph of 33 railroad employees, standing on and in front of a Chicago & Northwestern steam engine, parked in front of the Waseca Roundhouse circa 1900.Context
Reverse side writing: Lyle Clayton, 116 5th Ave. SE. Waseca. 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. Chicago & Northwestern; Chicago and Northwestern; Chicago & NorthWestern; Chicago and NorthWestern; Chicago & North Western; Chicago and North Western; Chicago NorthWestern; Chicago North Western; C & NW; C&NW; transportation, railroad, engines, locomotives, train tracks, engineer, trainmen, steam engine, railroad station, train station, Depot.Cataloged By
vanessaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
December 21, 1999Update Date
November 21, 2024