Nostalgia & History > Workers of the Union Pacific Railroad, USA, 1875

I did a Google image search for Railroad Photos Men and got a number of results.  Below are four pictures from this image search. 
 
Picture 1 is from the website,
 
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-transport-transportation-railway-railway-construction-workers-of-the-58476489.html
 
Picture 1, “Workers of the Union Pacific Railroad, USA, 1875.” 
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/04/15 07:53 by flynn.

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I believe I found picture 2 on the Google image search for Railroad Photos Men but I have not been able to find it there on subsequent searches.
 
Picture 2 is from the website,
 
http://teresastangledroots.blogspot.com/2012/05/sepia-saturday-114-mt-vernon-il-car.html
 
Picture 2, “This postcard shows six (unidentified) workers from the Mt. Vernon, IL Car Manufacturing Co or better known as the ‘Car Shops.’  The car shops manufactured train cars in Mt. Vernon starting in 1890 and lasting for sixty-four years. The first president of the shops was David O. Settlemire; his son-in-law Walter C. Arthurs was his secretary-treasurer.  During its heyday around 1912, 50 cars a day were rolled out.  My own great-grandfather, Joseph W. Wade was for a time a Foreman/Manager at the car shops around 1912- 1928 and was quite prosperous.” 
 
 

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Picture 3 is from the website,
 
http://ilovehistory.utah.gov/people/groups/immigrants/ethnic/latino.html
 
Picture 3, “Traqueros worked to maintain railroad tracks.” 
 

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Picture 4 is from the website,
 
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/File:Men_working_on_the_railroad_in_South_Dakota.jpg
 
Picture 4, “Men working on the railroad in South Dakota.”   
 

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