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Man along Railroad Tracks
1940
A man (maybe a railroad worker or a tramp) standing along a railroad track next to a small cooking fire. Railroad cars are in the background.
Darnell Yarbrough
July 26, 1977
A young man is hammering a nail into a pallet. Caption reads: "Darnell Yarbrough, 18, worked on wooden pallets at the JA [Junior Achievement] workshop."
John Foote and Lauri Scott at Outer Island Lighthouse
July 21, 1985
View of a man and a woman looking over a railing, with binoculars and a telescopic lens at hand. Caption reads: "Light keeper John Foote and researcher Lauri Scott kept track of eagles' nests from ...
'Electro Motive' Train
1940
A man in a suit and hat is standing on the side of a train engine in a train yard. Railroad employees can be seen in and on the train, and a group of men are on the railroad tracks in the distance....
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad
1940
Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building.
Street Lighting
1934
Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tracks are at the top of a small hill.
