Trains, Ships, & Transportation

Dublin Core

Title

Trains, Ships, & Transportation

Subject

Railroads
Steam Locomotives
Transportation

Description

Some associated information was received with the image or discovered through research while some is speculative and based on context. Corrections are welcome.

Collection Items

Lady with Horse and Buggy
Photograph of a woman in a heavy dress with purse and fur hat. She is standing next to a buggy and horse. There is young man seated in the buggy on the passenger side.

Tall Ship in Harbor
Color photograph of a tall ship in the Upper Bay, New York. The deck of the ship is lined with sailors dressed in white uniforms.

Man Refueling Car
Photograph of a man refueling a car. There is an advertisement for a brand of drink sold at the gas station.

Richmond and Danville #630 at Newton, NC
Photograph of the Richmond and Danville line Engine 830 in Newton, NC, Four men are seated on the ground along side the engine.

On the reverse is a handwritten note
"#630 Richmond and Danville at Newton"

Conover-Newton Bus Line
Photograph of driver Howard Murphy standing in front of a bus for the Conover-Newton Bus Line parked next to the Ed Herman Store in Conover, NC. The company was owned by Allen Arndt of Newton, NC. On weekends the bus line ran a special rout called…

#2839 Royal "Flying" Scotsman in Newton
Photograph of Southern Steam #2839 Royal Flying Scotsman on a tour as it passed through Newton, NC.

On the reverse is a handwritten note "Flying Scotsman"

Truck
Photograph of a parked truck

Train on Catawba County Bridge
Photograph of a Southern Railways engine crossing a section of a bridge.
On the reverse of the image is a handwritten note
"Train/ on CAT Bridge
DB Photo
@ 100yr old Tressel
1405 SRR"

Even though this is stated to be a "Tressel (Trestle)…

Royal Hudson, Southern Railways 2839
Photograph of Southern Railways engine #2839 "Royal Hudson."

A handwritten note on the reverse
"SOURR 2839"
and
"Royal Hudson/ 1979-'81"

Train Engine 1218
Photograph of a train engine with the number "1218".

A handwritten note on purple paper on the reverse of the photograph
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