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Cotton at railway terminus, Savannah, Ga.

Cotton at railway terminus, Savannah, Ga.

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chicago and North Western Ry. passenger train

Chicago and North Western Ry. passenger train

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lobby stairs to waiting room and concourses, C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway station], Chicago, Ill.

Lobby stairs to waiting room and concourses, C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago an...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

DAVIS, HENRY GASSAWAY. SENATOR FORM WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1883; CHAIRMAN, PAN AMERICAN RAILWAY COMMISSION, 1901-1916

DAVIS, HENRY GASSAWAY. SENATOR FORM WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1883; CHAIRMAN...

A black and white photo of a man holding an umbrella. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presidents of the Railway Brotherhood Organization held a conference with the Pres.

Presidents of the Railway Brotherhood Organization held a conference w...

A group of men standing in front of a building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A.F. of L. and C.I.O. start peace conferences. Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. Labor leaders named by the CIO and A.F. of L. to attempt to find a basis for peace between the two warring factions of organized labor are sown here at the opening of the Peace Parley at the Willard Hotel here today. Seated, left to right: Sidney Hillman, Amalgamated Clothing Workers, CIO; George M. Harrison, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, AFL.; Phillip Murray, United Mine Workers, CIO; David Dubinsky, International Ladies Garment Workers, CIO. Standing, left to right: Abram Flaxer, CIO; Joseph Curran, National Maritime Union, CIO; Harvey Fremming, Oil Workers Union, CIO; Michael J. Quill, Transport Workers Union, CIO; Matthew Woll, Photo Engravers Union, AFL; G.M. Dugnizaet, International Electrical Workers, AF of L; Homer Martin, U.A.W., CIO; James Garey, CIO; S.H. Dalrymple, United Rubber Workers, CIO. 10/25/37

A.F. of L. and C.I.O. start peace conferences. Washington, D.C., Oct. ...

A group of men standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inclined railway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Inclined railway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a building, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of a build...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of three men and a child, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of three men and a child, Mississippi. Farmers...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of people walking down a street, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of people walking down a street, Great Depress...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baggage room agent in railway station. Mount Whittier, New Hampshire

Baggage room agent in railway station. Mount Whittier, New Hampshire

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Firm understanding. The big base ring for an 8-inch gun, railway carriage, is inspected in an eastern arsenal

Firm understanding. The big base ring for an 8-inch gun, railway carri...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Proud of his job. Smiling worker in an eastern arsenal hand finishes the interior surface of a cradle for an 8-inch gun, railway carriage

Proud of his job. Smiling worker in an eastern arsenal hand finishes t...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, worker, factory, industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leathernecks can destroy railway systems, as well as build and operate them. A Marine demolition squad, in training at the New River, North Carolina base, prepares to blow out a section of track. Two men set the charge while two others stand guard. Marine barracks, New River, North Carolina

New River, North Carolina. Marine Corps demolition squads. The leather...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Third Avenue elevated railway at 17th Street

New York, New York. Third Avenue elevated railway at 17th Street

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Second Avenue elevated railway at 14th Street, in process of demolition; looking east at 7 a.m.

New York, New York. Second Avenue elevated railway at 14th Street, in ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Argentine, near Kansas City, Kansas. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's ten million bushel grain elevator

Argentine, near Kansas City, Kansas. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Miss Ida Hicks, employed at the American Railway Express Company, earns thirty-three dollars and twnety-six cents per week, sorting, weighting, and stamping packages

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Miss Ida Hicks, employ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

West Chicago, Illinois. At a meeting of the Albert Keep Lodge Number 364 of the International Brotherhood of Railway Trainman. Northwestern Railroad local. The lodge has been organized since 1890 and has 150 members on record. Four hundred dollars were taken out of the lodge treasury for the purchase of war bonds

West Chicago, Illinois. At a meeting of the Albert Keep Lodge Number 3...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Anaconda Historic District, Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway: General Offices, 300 West Commercial Avenue, Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, MT

Anaconda Historic District, Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway: General...

Significance: The General Offices of the B, A & P Railway formerly served as the passenger depot and dispatchers office for this rail operation. Built in 1898, the two-story brick structure has rusticated gran... More

South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, Camden Depot, Anne Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, Camden Depot, Anne S...

Survey number: HABS SC-373-B Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Railway station, Pasadena]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

[Railway station, Pasadena]. 19th century, Library of Congress collect...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, Administration Building, 99-109 Main Street, Worcester, Worcester County, MA

Worcester Consolidated Street Railway, Administration Building, 99-109...

Significance: Originally designed as a car barn, this structure contributed to the growth and development of Worchester. The buildings intricate corbeling and arcading, in addition to the distinctiveness in si... More

55 Fifth Street Southwest (House), Lots 15 & 16, Block 15, Second Railway Addition, Huron, Beadle County, SD

55 Fifth Street Southwest (House), Lots 15 & 16, Block 15, Second Rail...

Significance: This house was constructed prior to the year 1900 and is one of the oldest houses in the Campbell Park Historic District. It was originally constructed as a single family residence. Although thi... More

Elmhurst, Ill., C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Station

Elmhurst, Ill., C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway] Stat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York from P&R Ry. station - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

New York from P&R Ry. station - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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South Mt., Otis elevating railway, Catskill Mountain House, North Mt.

South Mt., Otis elevating railway, Catskill Mountain House, North Mt.

41100C2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. Loeffler; July 15, 1897. Copyright claimant's address: Tompkinsville, N.Y. No. 487.

Railway Labor and Capital meet. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. In compliance with a suggestion made by President Roosevelt in December, a joint conference between committees representing railway labor and railway managements was held here today. The most important matter considered was the Railroad Retirement Act situation, but no conclusion was reached. In the photograph, left to right: (seated) J.A. Phillips, Order of Railways Conductors; M.W. Clement, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad; and George B. Elliot, President of the Atlantic Coast Line; standing, left to right: E.J. Manion, Order of Railway Telegraphers: James J. Delaney, President, Masters, Mates, Pilots of America; George M. Harrison, Chairman of The Railway Executives Association of Railroads; J.B. Hill, President, Nashville, and Executive Officer, Missouri Lines; H.A. Scandrettm Trustee of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific

Railway Labor and Capital meet. Washington, D.C., Jan. 7. In complianc...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Alabaster lamps, vestibule, stairs, Chicago & North Western Railway station, Chicago, Ill.]

[Alabaster lamps, vestibule, stairs, Chicago & North Western Railway s...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[James River Water Gap, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Clifton Forge, Virginia]

[James River Water Gap, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Clifton Forge, Virg...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Central Cantilever and Whirlpool Rapids (Grand Trunk Railway) bridges, Niagara Falls, N.Y.]

Michigan Central Cantilever and Whirlpool Rapids (Grand Trunk Railway)...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Washington-Virginia Railway advertisement for route from Washington, D.C. to Mt. Vernon, Virginia]

[Washington-Virginia Railway advertisement for route from Washington, ...

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U.S. Mail Dept., C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway station], Chicago, Ill.

U.S. Mail Dept., C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago and North Western Railway stat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

RAILWAY BROTHERHOODS COMMITTEE. W.S. CARTER; WILLIAM S. STONE; W. G. LEE; A. B. GARRETSON

RAILWAY BROTHERHOODS COMMITTEE. W.S. CARTER; WILLIAM S. STONE; W. G. L...

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARKS. GUARDS IN POTOMAC PARK AT RAILWAY BRIDGE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARKS. GUARDS IN POTOMAC PARK AT RAILWAY BRIDGE

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DANIEL WILLARD

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DAN...

A couple of men walking down a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry B. Spencer, former Vice-Pres. of the Southern Railway and Federal purchasing agent for the war time railroad administration, in his new office where he has taken up duties of Federal coal administration for the duration of the coal strike emergency

Henry B. Spencer, former Vice-Pres. of the Southern Railway and Federa...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Railway executives meet with Hoover. President Hoover began today his series of conferences to help bring about normalcy in the financial world. The first conference was held in the cabinet room at 11a.m. today with eleven of the chiefs of important railroads. This group was made at the White House immediately following the conference. Front row, left to right: Agnew T. Dice, Pres. Philadelphia. and Reading R.R.; Richard Aishton, President American Railway Association; Secretary of Commerce Lamont; Secretary of the Treasury Hellen, Hale Holden, Chairman Southern Pacific R.R. and L.F. Loree, President of the Delaware and Hudson. Back row, left to right: Jeremiah Milbank, Southern Railway, J.J. Bernet, President Chesapeke and Ohio; P.E. Crowley, President New York Central Lines, J.J. Pelley (hiding face) New York, New Haven and Hartford, Fairfax Harrison, President Southern Railway.

Railway executives meet with Hoover. President Hoover began today his ...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Truck expert and his Chief. John Rogers, left, newly appointed Director of the Bureau of Motor Carriers in the I.C.C., and Joseph Eastman, Federal Coordinator of announcement of the appointment of Rogers. Rogers has been executive assistant to Eastman since 1933. He formerly was with the Engineering Department of Southern Railway at Knoxville, Tenn. 8/17/35

Truck expert and his Chief. John Rogers, left, newly appointed Directo...

Two men sitting at a desk in an office. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The town of Arlington, Oregon, on the Columbia River 112 miles from Bonnville Dam. Population: 601. Railway division point

The town of Arlington, Oregon, on the Columbia River 112 miles from Bo...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man loading bags, Iowa. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man loading bags, Iowa. Farm Security Adm...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tennessee Valley Authority. Railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. Clearing the sand line is one of the chores that fall to the "tallow pot," or fireman, of a railway locomotive. In addition to jobs like this, the "tallow pot" serves up an average of eight to ten tons of coal each eight hour day to the big "hog," or locomotive. This man fires a train carrying materials for the building of TVA's Watts Bar Dam

Tennessee Valley Authority. Railroad crews at Watts Bar Dam. Clearing ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a railway worker, railroad, locomotive repair shop, industrial facility, early 20th-century industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighting them, etc., earning seventy-nine and one half-cents an hour

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

San Bernardino, California. Data on an automobile car of the Virginia Railway Company

San Bernardino, California. Data on an automobile car of the Virginia ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Britain, Connecticut. Miss Ida Hicks, Lithuanian, twenty-eight years old, employed at the American Railway Express, Company, sorting packages, weighting them., etc., earns seventy-nine and one-half cents an hour. She formerly worked in a defense plant

New Britain, Connecticut. Miss Ida Hicks, Lithuanian, twenty-eight yea...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Various aspects of "work" in and around Getty Avenue and the Railway Avenue markets.

Various aspects of "work" in and around Getty Avenue and the Railway A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jacob's ladder, Mt. Washington Ry., White Mts., New Hampshire

Jacob's ladder, Mt. Washington Ry., White Mts., New Hampshire

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An Elevating car, Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway

An Elevating car, Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cart, carriage, wagon, 18th-19th century design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...

Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...

Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More

Glen Elynn [i.e. Ellyn], Ill.'s C & N.W. Ry. station

Glen Elynn [i.e. Ellyn], Ill.'s C & N.W. Ry. station

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Rocky Mountains - scenes along the line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway

The Rocky Mountains - scenes along the line of the Denver and Rio Gran...

Birds-eye view of the Mountain of the Holy Cross, Colo.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House & Apprentice Welding School, Additions, Intersection of Avenue B & Sixth Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House ...

Significance: The buildings are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Building 92 is significant for its association with the now-abandoned Marine Railway No. 1, which ran between Piers B-... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Eastern Branch, Railway Station, 1 Virginia Center, Augusta, Kennebec County, ME

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Eastern Branch, Railway...

Survey number: HABS ME-228-O Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern Railway terminals, Mobile, Ala.

Southern Railway terminals, Mobile, Ala.

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Monongahela Railway Company Shops, Water Street & Seventeenth Street, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

Monongahela Railway Company Shops, Water Street & Seventeenth Street, ...

Significance: The Monongahela Railway Company Shops reflect the support needs of a railroad significant in the coal, coke, and steel industries of Southwest Pennsylvania in the twentieth century, particularly i... More

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen River, East of State Route 590, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen Ri...

Significance: The former Erie Railroad bridge over the Lackawaxen River is significant as a late nineteenth-century truss structure remaining in main-line service, and as the work of a major bridge-building com... More

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen River, East of State Route 590, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen Ri...

Significance: The former Erie Railroad bridge over the Lackawaxen River is significant as a late nineteenth-century truss structure remaining in main-line service, and as the work of a major bridge-building com... More

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen River, East of State Route 590, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 110.54, Spanning Lackawaxen Ri...

Significance: The former Erie Railroad bridge over the Lackawaxen River is significant as a late nineteenth-century truss structure remaining in main-line service, and as the work of a major bridge-building com... More

[Fort Sheridan railway station]

[Fort Sheridan railway station]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Looking toward Cloudcroft from scenic railway]

[Looking toward Cloudcroft from scenic railway]

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago & North Western Railway], steel viaduct over Des Moines River, Iowa

C. & N.W. Ry. [Chicago & North Western Railway], steel viaduct over De...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Janesville, Wis., from the railway bridge

Janesville, Wis., from the railway bridge

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Crossing the timber line, Pike's Peak railway

Crossing the timber line, Pike's Peak railway

Detroit Publishing Co. no. "0019". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. General information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Scenic railway, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.]

[Scenic railway, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Detroit, Michigan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Ye Alpine Tavern, on Mount Lowe Railway line, Mount Lowe, Calif.]

[Ye Alpine Tavern, on Mount Lowe Railway line, Mount Lowe, Calif.]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Electric car at Ye Alpine Tavern, Mount Lowe Railway, Mount Lowe, Calif.]

[Electric car at Ye Alpine Tavern, Mount Lowe Railway, Mount Lowe, Cal...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway, Mt. Tom, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Detroit, C & NW Ry. office] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

[Detroit, C & NW Ry. office] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Elevated railway terminal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Elevated railway terminal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Otis Elevating Railway, Catskill Mountains

The Otis Elevating Railway, Catskill Mountains

Copyright 1902 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: The Otis Elevating Railway, Catskill Mtns. Caption for similiar image (LC-D4-32822) lists title as: [Otis Elevating Railway, looking down, Ca... More

The largest and most powerful locomotive in the world now on exhibition in Wash. This electric engine is being exhibited by the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway and the General Electric Co.

The largest and most powerful locomotive in the world now on exhibitio...

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Maritime head urges stabilization of employer-employee relationship . Washington, D.C., Dec. 8. Appearing before the Senate Education- Labor and Commerce Committees today, Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the U.S. Maritime Commission, urged stabilization of employer-employee relationship in the Merchant Marine through application of principles of the Railway Labor Act. Left to right: Senator Joseph F. Guffy of Pennsylvania; Joseph P. Kennedy; and Admiral Emory S. Land, also a member of the Maritime Commission. 12/8/37

Maritime head urges stabilization of employer-employee relationship . ...

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Mediation Board. Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. A new photograph of the National Mediation Board whose members are responsible for administrating the "Railway Labor Act" left to right they are: George A. Cook, Secretary; O.S. Beyer; and William M. Leiserson, member, 1/10/38

National Mediation Board. Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. A new photograph ...

A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a train station, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a train station, Mississippi. Farmers durin...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train, railroad, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Loading fat lambs on narrow gauge railway for shipment to Denver market. Cimarron, Colorado

Loading fat lambs on narrow gauge railway for shipment to Denver marke...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Try hard! You'll find printing more legible than longhand. Southern Railway Diner somewhere in Georgia

Try hard! You'll find printing more legible than longhand. Southern Ra...

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Looking north from the 9th Street station on the Third Avenue elevated railway as a train leaves on the local track

New York, New York. Looking north from the 9th Street station on the T...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Third Avenue elevated railway station between 50th and 70th Streets at 8:30 a.m.

New York, New York. Third Avenue elevated railway station between 50th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen in a railway yard

Chicago, Illinois. Workmen in a railway yard

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Miss Ida Hicks, employed at the American Railway Express Company, earn thirty-three dollars and twenty-six cents per week, sorting, weighing, and stamping packages

New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell and Miss Ida Hicks, employ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Bernardino, California. A sign on a freight car of the Seaboard Airline Railway

San Bernardino, California. A sign on a freight car of the Seaboard Ai...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An Elevating car, Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway

An Elevating car, Mt. [Mount] Tom Railway

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, train car, railway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 190.13, Spanning Canawacta Creek at State Route 171, Lanesboro, Susquehanna County, PA

Erie Railway, Delaware Division, Bridge 190.13, Spanning Canawacta Cre...

Survey number: HAER PA-16 Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Initial Construction

South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, Camden Depot, Anne Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

South Carolina Railroad-Southern Railway Company, Camden Depot, Anne S...

Survey number: HABS SC-373-B Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...

Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...

Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House & Apprentice Welding School, Additions, Intersection of Avenue B & Sixth Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House ...

Significance: The buildings are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Building 92 is significant for its association with the now-abandoned Marine Railway No. 1, which ran between Piers B-... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House & Apprentice Welding School, Additions, Intersection of Avenue B & Sixth Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Marine Railway No. 1 Accessories House ...

Significance: The buildings are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Building 92 is significant for its association with the now-abandoned Marine Railway No. 1, which ran between Piers B-... More

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street, East of South Platte River, Denver, Denver County, CO

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse Complex, Seventh Street,...

Significance: The complex is a significant property associated with the history of railroading in Colorado. It represents the last of Denver's once numerous roundhouses, and includes one of the few remaining ex... More

Under the elevated railway, Chicago, Illinois

Under the elevated railway, Chicago, Illinois

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monongahela Railway Company Shops, Water Street & Seventeenth Street, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA

Monongahela Railway Company Shops, Water Street & Seventeenth Street, ...

Significance: The Monongahela Railway Company Shops reflect the support needs of a railroad significant in the coal, coke, and steel industries of Southwest Pennsylvania in the twentieth century, particularly i... More

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