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| Title | Workers on Northern Pacific Railroad, ca. 1910s |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1910s |
| Caption | In the hierarchy of railroad employees, the men who built and looked after the tracks were at the bottom. Each section of track had a section foreman and a group of trackwalkers. The trackwalkers inspected every foot of main line track, sometimes more than twice a day. Track and signal repairs had to be made quickly so that the trains could run safely.
This photographic postcard, probably made in the 1910s, shows a Northern Pacific Railroad crew on an unidentified stretch of track in Washington State. |
| Subjects | Railroads; Railroad employees; Men--Employment |
| Places | Snohomish County (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2002.48.1225 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Postcard Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print (postcard): gelatin, b&w; 9 x 14 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original postcard using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
