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| Title | Charles E. Brown, Robert Nightingale, Fred Young in Kennydale, 1909 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1909 |
| Notes | Charles E. Brown (center), Robert Nightingale and Fred Young, 1909, on a railroad hand car beneath the 180 foot trestle in Kennydale [Renton Historical Society note].
Handwritten on verso: Taken about 1909 beneath the 180 foot high trestle in Kennydale. Charles E. Brown center, Robt. Nightengale, right. Left Fred Young. Many of C. E. Brown's and Robert Nightengale's sons, daughters and grandchildren still live in Kennydale and nearby Browns Hill.
Got here schooling the hard way. Now living in Alaska Viola [Osborne?] recently visited old friends in and about Kennydale. At the home of Mrs. Roy Bacon she recounted her hair-raising experience atop the high tressle one [morn?] on her usual [trip?] across to the Kennydale School -- 1915. When midway she saw the coal train coming. Behind one of the barrels spaced along the [unreadable] she hung on until the danger had passed. This incident had [unreadable]. Mrs. [unreadable]. Will you please [unreadable].
Renton Historical Society has a 35 mm negative of the original print on file. |
| Subjects | Trestles--Washington (State)--Renton
Men--Washington (State)--Renton
Railroad handcars--Washington (State)--Renton
Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Renton
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| Personal Names | Brown, Charles
Nightingale, Robert
Young, Fred |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Renton |
| Digital Collection | Renton Historical Museum Photograph Collection |
| Serial Number | 1073 |
| Ordering Information | To order a copy of this photograph, please call (425) 255-2330 or email info@rentonhistory.org and mention the Serial Number. |
| Credit Line | Image 1073, Courtesy of the Renton Historical Society, Renton. |
| Rights and Reproduction | Contact the Renton History Museum to obtain rights for reproduction and use. info@rentonhistory.org |
| Repository | Renton Historical Museum |
| Repository Collection | Renton Historical Museum Collection |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel high TIFF image in 24-bit RGB, resized to 600 pixels in height and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
