[Train of the Chicago and North-Western Railway carrying logs in an unidentified yard] – Vintage Print
![[Train of the Chicago and North-Western Railway carrying logs in an unidentified yard], c1907. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/81/812772644fc6-L.webp)
(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 [Train of the Chicago and North-Western Railway carrying logs in an unidentified yard], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Train of the Chicago and North-Western Railway carrying logs in an unidentified yard]
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Rather than a station or street scene, this stereograph shows a Chicago and North-Western Railway train loaded with logs, photographed in a yard whose location the record does not confirm. The card was copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, a firm that sold stereoscopic views to households across the United States in the early twentieth century, and the caption tracings point to Indiana lumber. In the 1900s, rail lines like the North-Western moved timber from northern forests to sawmills and distribution yards, so the scene reflects how central lumber was to the Midwestern economy and to Chicago's role as a rail hub.
| Created / published | c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ind.--Lumber; R.R.; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 965 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149083 |
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