Industry Surrounding Sewell's Point Yard
- Title:
- Industry Surrounding Sewell's Point Yard
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Norfolk and Western Railroad: Norfolk Terminal and Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Vick, Simeon G.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 36.957045,-76.322660
- Latitude:
- 36.957045
- Longitude:
- -76.322660
- Site:
- Sewell's Point Yard
- Location:
- Norfolk, VA
Sewell's Point Yard - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb53f091
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- NPBL
NW - Internal Number:
- 35
- Exhibit Number:
- B-27
- File Name:
- 5003pb53f091.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Coghill grain elevator
Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Railroads--Freight
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Industries (organizations)
Railroad cars
Railroad crossings
Railroads--Buildings and structures - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Shows some of the industry in this area. At the right upper portion of the picture is the Coghill grain elevator. To the right and out of view are other industries which will be seen in the next exhibit, including several fertilizer plant. The road running down the center of the picture is very heavily trafficked and is intersected at several points by industrial sidings, which are unprotected by gates or flashing signals. Close lookout must be maintained on both sides of the engine for trucks, automobiles, pedestrians, and other workmen in this general area.
- Cite As:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs #5003 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs (#5003 P)
- Box:
- 53
- Folder:
- 91
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the "U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs Collection" (Kheel Center collection: #5003 P) is believed to be in the public domain, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [https://www.library.cornell.edu/about/inside/policies/public-domain]. These images have been digitized from items in the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives at Cornell University Library. More information about the physical collection can be found here: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL05003p.html. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.