Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

24.82

Description

C&NW Railroad Roundhouse Aerial View. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white photograph, an aerial view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad roundhouse at Waseca, circa early 1950s; roundhouse burned down in 1953; located south of where Lake Shore Inn Nursing Home is located at present (1999) across Highway 14; part of the foundation still exists.

Context

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

vanessa

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

December 21, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024