South End of Proviso Yard No. 9
- Title:
- South End of Proviso Yard No. 9
- Collection:
- U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs
- Set:
- Chicago & North Western Railway: Chicago Terminal Division, Proviso Yards
- Creator:
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
- Photographer:
- Plock, H.G.
- Date:
- 1960
- Coordinates:
- 41.89398,-87.883555
- Latitude:
- 41.89398
- Longitude:
- -87.883555
- Site:
- Proviso Yards
- Location:
- Chicago, IL
Proviso Yards - Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- 5003pb60f014
- Railroad Reporting Mark:
- CNW
- Internal Number:
- #14
- Exhibit Number:
- E-14
- File Name:
- 5003pb60f014.jpg
- Work Type:
- b&w photograph
- Subject:
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Locomotives
Railroad cars
Railroad tracks
Railroad yards
Railroads--Employees
Railroads--Equipment and supplies
Railroads--Freight
Railroads--Signaling - Measurement:
- 16x20 (inches)
- Description:
- CNW Unit #1649, EMD GP-7. Shows the south end of Yard 9 and indicates the curvatures of all tracks as well as gives some indication of the number of workmen in the area. Note also the rocks, stones, pieces of wood, and scrap metal that are scattered throughout the yard, which make it easier for men on the ground. Also shows the 20 main and 19 main lines.
- 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:
- 60
- Folder:
- 14
- 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.