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Track to be straightened in the Bloomington yards – Antique Wall Art

Track to be straightened in the Bloomington yards, [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
Track to be straightened in the Bloomington yards, [between 1900 and 1905]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Track to be straightened in the Bloomington yards, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Bloomington, Illinois, was an active railroad town in the early 1900s, and this view records a stretch of track in its yards that was about to be straightened. Maintenance like this was routine on lines that carried heavy freight and passenger traffic, and it kept rails and roadbeds safe for trains. The picture is a glass dry plate negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that photographed American towns, railways and scenery during this period. Its 8 by 10 inch format captures the rails and ties in fine detail.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes21" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042301. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRailroad tracks. Railroad construction & maintenance. Railroad shops & yards.United States--Illinois--Bloomington.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 800 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69585

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