southernpacific

11 photos tagged southernpacific, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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1892

2014

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TVL1970 said:
US Navy ships in Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland there to support the Curtiss NC flying boats' transatlantic attempt. They are from front to back, (still in wartime dazzle camouflage) the tanker USS Hisko (ID-1953), USS Upshur (DD-144) (adjacent to Hisko), USS Aroostook (ID-1256), and USS Prairie (AD-5). See: www.navsource.org/archives/11/0603.htm www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0305.htm
Jon (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks TVL1970, we'll add this information to the catalog record.

Rob Ketcherside said:
This is the Umpqua River Bridge, a swing bridge built in 1914 by the Southern Pacific and currently the Coos Bay Line of the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad. Here's an aerial map. According to Wikipedia, this section of track has been out of use for a couple of years because of necessary tunnel repairs. Today:

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lawrence windrush said:
Amazingly the first time i have seen this
(deaf mute) said:
I think it's the first time for me too, as Lange is always represented by the Migrant Mother photo in the textbooks. This is incredible street photography with a difference. -- Seen in your FSA/OWI Favorites set. (?)
Shay Thomason said:
This photo tells a story in a way that few photos do. I dig.
Acoustic Bubble said:
Good lord!
Jeremy Chan said:
Just amazing.