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Interurban car number 552 in Kent, 1905
Interurban car number 552 in Kent, 1905
TitleInterurban car number 552 in Kent, 1905
PhotographerHill, Harold A.
Date1905
CaptionA single railroad car with the wording "Mail Express Baggage" on its side.
The car is in the Kent barn using link and pin couplers and trolley.
Four men are posing in the car.
NotesOn side of railroad car in image: Mail, express, Baggage, 552.

Handwritten on verso: P.S.E. Rt. Express motor Car No 552 at Kent Barn, 1905 using link and pin couplers and trolley.

Stamped on verso: Photo from: Harold A. Hill, Logging & Juice Pictures.

Puget Sound Electric Railway also known as PSE and P.S.E. [Note from the Library of Congress Name Authority File.]

Source of caption information: handwritten notes on verso and White River Valley Museum staff.

White River Valley museum has original glass negative on file.
SubjectsPuget Sound Electric Railway--Equipment & supplies--Washington (State)--Kent
Railroad cars--Washington (State)--Kent
Railroad mail service--Washington (State)--Kent
ClassificationKent, WA//Transportation/Interurban
Personal NamesUnidentified
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Kent
Digital CollectionWhite River Valley Museum Photograph Collection
Image Number50
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number.
RepositoryWhite River Valley Museum (Auburn)
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationA photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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