Brakeman Throwing Switch on Delaware Avenue
- Title:
- Brakeman Throwing Switch on Delaware Avenue
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Pennsylvania Railroad: Philadelphia Division
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Bartley, Edward J.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 39.961219,-75.136693
- Latitude:
- 39.961219
- Longitude:
- -75.136693
- Site:
- Delaware Avenue tracks
- Location:
- Philadelphia, PA
Delaware Avenue tracks - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb55f110
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- PRR
- Internal Number:
- #28 103
- Exhibit Number:
- F-28
- File Name:
- 5003pb55f110.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Brakeman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotives
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Employees
Railroad switches - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Brakeman preparing to throw a switch on Delaware Ave. Because of the heavy volume of traffic, it is essential for the fireman and engineer to keep an eye out for the brakeman's safety
- 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:
- 55
- Folder:
- 110
- 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.