C&NW Railroad Engine #1485

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

50.23

Description

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Engine #1385. Material: wood, paper, metal. Size: 19" x 23". Description: wooden frame contains a 15" x 20" colored photograph of a railroad engine being driven by an engineer wearing a white shirt; engine is numbered on the side as being #1385; logo on side identifies the company as Chicago North Western; written on reverse side, "To Earl, You're an Artist--Highball! Best Wishes, Jon '1980'. (b) Conductor Photo. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: colored photo of an older man wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie; identified on reverse as "conductor".

Context

Donor comments: "Locomotive run from Waseca to Winona. Donated to the Pheasant Cafe [Waseca] in 2010." Picture accompanying the picture was a conductor of the train pulled by this engine.

Made/Created

Date made

1980

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

July 26, 2023

Update Date

March 12, 2026