Industries on Left of Picture Serviced by Fifth Avenue Switch Jobs
- Title:
- Industries on Left of Picture Serviced by Fifth Avenue Switch Jobs
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Great Northern Railway: Everett and Seattle, Washington
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLF&E)
- Photographer:
- Zumwinkle, V.S.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 47.608013,-122.335167
- Latitude:
- 47.608013
- Longitude:
- -122.335167
- Location:
- Seattle, WA
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb59f016
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- GN
- Internal Number:
- Ex. 15 #12
- Exhibit Number:
- J-15
- File Name:
- 5003pb59f016.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Stack Steel
Industries (organizations)
Railroad cars
Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks
Railroads--Freight
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Railroad switches - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- Engines are generally headed north; cars are shoved in either one or both directions over street crossing shown in foreground. Fifth Avenue switching job in the Fifth Avenue area. Shows some of the industries serviced on this Fifth Avenue job. There is a track proceeding over the crossing. The view of the busy crossing is impaired by the building itself. Also note the sign that reads "Danger, Not Sufficient Clearance." Signals must be passed frequently on the fireman's side while serving the industries. One of the serviced industries is Stack Steel.
- 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:
- 59
- Folder:
- 16
- 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.