Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
8471dDescription
Railroad Employees at Roundhouse. 10" x 7 7/8" black and white photograph mounted on dark gray cardboard; Waseca City railroad turntable and roundhouse, 17 men in work clothes standing and sitting by the round house doors; some are identified, Rhode, Dorn, Dad (Myers), Johnson, Johnson; condition - worn edgesContext
Waseca. Railroad. Corresponding negative #N.8471d & positive #8471d. 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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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
January 22, 1997Update Date
November 21, 2024