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C & NW RR, working on a locomotive at the 40th Street railroad shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Greasing a locomotive at the 40th Street shops of the C & NW RR. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A young worker at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Welder at the C & NW RR locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Welder at the C & NW RR locomotive shops, 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)
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Working on the cylinder of a locomotive at the C & NW RR 40th Street shops, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)
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iris.schimandle said:
Again, not Proviso and therefore in Chicago rather than Melrose Park.
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The Library of Congress said:
iris.schimandle: Thanks for the correction! We've updated all 19 affected records in our own catalog ( http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html), and the information will be updated in Flickr soon, too. (4/25/08)
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Harold Seifert said:
cool photo!
Spreading asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at the C & NW RR 40th Street locomotive shops (LOC)
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iris.schimandle said:
Aha! After a fair amount of research, I figured out exactly where the shop is. Looks like the original building is still standing (satellite photo).
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iris.schimandle said:
Again, shop is not at Proviso and is therefore in Chicago rather than Melrose Park.
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dsblack said:
The "giant hammer" tagged by "Shmoovio (Jarrett)" looks like a pulley lift with a big hook.
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sarflondondunc said:
Amazing photo. No surpise if that poor bloke died of an asbestos related disease Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ASBESTOS, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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sarflondondunc said:
Thank you