Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Other number |
P014437 |
Description |
Gelatin Silver Copyprint. Photo shows the locomotive hauling directly behind it a load of wood, presumably for use in providing the steam pressure to run the train. The letters on the side above the name "DeWitt C. West." are U & B R R R which stands for Utica and Black River Railroad. This railroad originally began as the Black River and Utica Railroad and was reorganized following a foreclosure sale as the Utica and Black River Rail Road in 1858. From the Remsondepot.com website. |
Date |
1880ca |
Collection |
Photo Collection |
Search Terms |
Utica and Black River Railroad railroads locomotives railroad trains |
Subjects |
nadk Utica & Black River Railroad |
Catalog Number |
1968.118.0001 |