Author: No Author
Title: Black and White Photograph of Railroad Workers of the Hoosac Tunnel Route
Description: No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No author/photographer given. Black and White Photograph of Railroad Workers of the Hoosac Tunnel Route. Probably circa late 1800s, early 1900s. 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch photo mounted on a 12 by 10 inch black matte board. The actual railroad company or line is uncertain, although Hoosac is present on a boxcar, with the words tunnel and Route partially cropped off. This is presumably a picture of workers from a northeastern, perhaps Massachusetts or New York based rail line, depicting several rows of men in various outfits ranging from suits to overalls. The boxcar is wooden, with the door open and a few men standing in the doorway. The Hoosac tunnel was completed in 1875, allowing trains to pass through the mountains in northwestern Massachusetts. The photograph is in GOOD condition; the matte board is in POOR condition. A large piece is torn off from the lower right corner, with heavy bumping, chipping, tearing and rounding at the other corners. Some scuffs and superficial scrapes to the surface of the board. The photo itself has a few faint stains, with minor scuffing. Fair .

Keywords: Hoosac Tunnel Railroad


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