Boxcar in the Grand Trunk Railroad Shops, c. 1909

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1909	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-030-020-003	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12424
dc.description	Postcard showing a photo of a Grand Trunk boxcar 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: G.T.shops - Battle creek, Mich 149 Written on back: Yours rec'd. Thanks. How would you like a pickeral from old Verona. They are biting now. 12 lb. is the record for this fall at present writing. Our business is quite fair. G. W. Collins #2 Fire Station Battle Creek, Mich Sent to: Karl Van Huysen U.S.S. Washington San Francisco Cal. c/o Postmaster Sent on: September 14, 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	Boxcar in the Grand Trunk Railroad Shops, c. 1909	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US