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Railroad Near Power Plant
1940
View across empty field towards railroad tracks. In the far background is a water tower next to a power plant.
A Railroad Coaling Tower
1940
View alongside railroad tracks towards a railroad coaling tower. Railroad cars are on another set of tracks on the left. A locomotive is on the center set of railroad tracks.
Steam Locomotive
View alongside railroad tracks looking towards an approaching steam locomotive. In the background on the right is a power plant with smokestacks.
Steam Locomotive
1940
View towards a steam locomotive coming down one of a set of five railroad tracks at a railroad crossing. A group of locomotives are parked in the background near industrial buildings.
Photographer Near Railroad Crossing
1940
A photographer is walking near railroad tracks at a railroad crossing, with an automobile at the crossing in the background on the right. The photographer is carrying professional photography equip...
Railroad Workers
1940
Two men, railroad workers, fixing the wooden railroad ties. In the background are railroad cars on another set of railroad tracks.m
