Nostalgia & History > Moving Totem Poles by Train

The following pictures were found from various searches of railroad subjects on Google Image Search.

Picture 1 is from the website,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/field_museum_library/3328441235

Picture 1, “Men moving totem poles by train on several flatbed railroad cars. Field Columbian Museum move to new Field Museum. 1920. Original size and material: 5x7 inch glass negative. Digital Identifier: CSGN40485. Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project:

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Picture 2 is from the website,

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=226

Picture 2, “I think this idea is great! Thank you for the chance to send this photo. My grandfather, William Herbert Moyer, is bottom center. He worked in Pennsylvania for the Reading Railroad. I am guessing it was taken around 1910-1920. Wish I had more info! Richard Bodner.”

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Picture 3, picture 2 lower left.

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Picture 4, picture 2 upper left.

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Picture 5, picture 2 right.

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Picture 6 is from the website,

http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth78834/m1/1/sizes/xl/?q=Railroad

Picture 6, “Railroad Depot. Date: unknown. Creator: unknown. Description: Photograph of a group of men standing outside of the train depot. Located at West Bowie and North Madison Streets in Beeville this site was chosen by Uriah Lott to be the depot of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad. At that time the schoolhouse was located here, but Captain AC Jones gave land for a new school. The lumber from the old schoolhouse was given to the African-American community with which they built a church and school. Well equipped with S.A.A.P. brass spittoons, each depot became a social center. On June 14, 1886, the first San Antonio and Aransas Pass train arrived in Beeville to a cheering crown. After the takeover of S.A.A.P. by Southern Pacific in 1925, the depot became a S.P. Station. In 1958, the depot was razed, and the last train left Bee County in 1994. Three blocks of rails are preserved here. Contributing Partner: Bee County Historical Commission.”

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Picture 7, for picture 7 I entered the website for picture 6 in the zoom,it equipment. [Click on http://zoom.it ]. I saved the result as a Favorite, http://zoom.it/38CH#full . Click on this web address. When you put your cursor on the picture four icons appear in the lower left hand corner. If you click on the + the picture is enlarged. Continue to click on the + until the picture no longer enlarges. If you put your cursor on the picture and click on the left mouse button you can move the picture around with your cursor to see whatever portion of the enlarged picture you wish.

Picture 8 is from the website,

http://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/nc_rrs_danville_western.html

Picture 8, “Danville & Western Railroad Station in Leaksville, NC c.1912.”

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Picture 9, for picture 9 I entered the website for picture 6 in the zoom.it equipment. I saved the result as a Favorite, http://zoom.it/1KGE . Click on this web address. When you put your cursor on the picture four icons appear in the lower left hand corner. If you click on the + the picture is enlarged. Continue to click on the + until the picture no longer enlarges. If you put your cursor on the picture and click on the left mouse button you can move the picture around with your cursor to see whatever portion of the enlarged picture you wish. If you click on button number 4, the toggle button, you can get additional enlargement.