Railway level crossing with STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. signs – Historic Print
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Step back in time with Railway level crossing with STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. signs, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Railway level crossing with STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. signs
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Those three words, STOP. LOOK. LISTEN., are what set this picture apart from other railroad views on the board: the crossing sign tells you what the scene is about before you see a single train. Such warnings became common at grade crossings across the United States as rail and road traffic grew in the early twentieth century, when collisions at unguarded crossings were a serious and frequent hazard. Signs like these, often painted in bold capitals on wooden boards or posts, asked drivers and pedestrians to pause and check for approaching trains, and they remain a useful reminder of how crossings were once managed before automatic gates and signals became standard.
| Original scan | 3,008 × 2,000 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 278765686_cc35b05218_o gemsling stop look listen |
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