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Blacksmith shop inside the Grand Trunk shops, c. 1909

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1909 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-023-002 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12394
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of the blacksmith shop inside the Grand Trunk Shops in Battle Creek, c. 1909. The Shops were built in 1908 along Verona Road in Emmett Township at a cost of $3,000,000. They employed 400-500 persons by 1913. Caption on front: In the Blacksmith shop - G. T. Shops. Battle Creek, Mich. 147 Written on back: this is a great town. Have a good job and am enjoying myself every minute of the time. Am working for the Postum Cereal Co. - Montgomery Claire Hotel Sent to: Eugene Harbaugh Jonesville Mich Sent on: October 12, 1909 en_US
dc.format.medium b&w postcard en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Railroads and Depots - Grand Trunk en_US
dc.subject Grand Trunk Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad, Train Wrecks en_US
dc.title Blacksmith shop inside the Grand Trunk shops, c. 1909 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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