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- Indiana Harbor Belt abides
- Freezing haze
- Corrections (for those who care)
- C&NW at Nelson
- Fallen Flags
- A dangerous job made worse
- Water Stop
- Passenger trains have right of way over freights?
- Coal
- Never ceases to amaze me.
- Still chuggin' (in model form)
- Great shot
- Westerly Breeze
- For the men, a trapeze
- Tickled
- Sense of loneliness ...
- 2 cents
- Charm City
- What an Outrage
- Brighton Park
- Catenary Supports
- Just a Little Before I was Born
- Afternoon normal
- The Flat Iron Cafe survives
- Aging in Place
- Raise your hand
- Good and Bad
- Oh, the 70's
- Nooooooi
- The aluminum tubing
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Northward Bound: 1942
September 1942. "Richwood, W. Va. Station scene at departure of men to help in the harvest in upstate New York." Photo by John Collier. View full size.
Both Available
I noticed that Western Union offers both telegraph AND cable service.
What is the distinction between the two?
[The term "cable" referred to messages transmitted via a submarine telegraph cable. -tterrace]
Clothes Pins
Ditto on the watermark. Richwood is a neat little town in the West Virginia mountains which was at one time the home of the world's largest clothes pin factory as well as some large sawmills and other wood product factories. The last time I was through town there was still at least one mill, but the town is not what used to be. It was also the home of the Comstock Lode, a well known newspaper ran by a West Virginia favorite son, humorist/editor Jim Comstock.
Shades
Really ratty looking window shades in that station.
[There are no shades in the widows. -tterrace]
The Shorpy Brand
I'm not sure if watermark is the correct term, but your positioning of the Shorpy watermark within the picture made me laugh. Very clever.
Travellin' Shorpy
Nice placement of logo on suitcase.
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