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| Title | Northern Pacific Railway machine shop, Auburn, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | Postcard view of Northern Pacific Railway machine shop looking northwest.
At bunker 'C, ' the fuel oil tank, steam is escaping: steam was used in cool weather to prevent the thick fuel oil from congealing into tar. |
| Notes | Printed on image: N.P. Machine Shops, Auburn, Washington.
AZO postage stamp printed on verso.
Northern Pacific Railway also known as Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Acronyms for Northern Pacific Railway: NPRR, N.P.R.R., NPRY, N.P.R.Y., NPR, N.P.R.
Date and caption information supplied by White River Valley Museum staff. |
| Subjects | Railroad shops & yards--Washington (State)--Auburn
Storage tanks--Washington (State)--Auburn
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| Classification | Auburn, WA/Transportation/Railroads |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Auburn |
| Digital Collection | White River Valley Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1697 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Repository | White River Valley Museum (Auburn) |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic postcard: b&w; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
