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Locomotive suspended from the ceiling in the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1908

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1908 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-019-003 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12425
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of an engine suspended from the ceiling inside the Grand Trunk Shops in Battle Creek, c. 1908. 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. Written on back: Nov. 8 - 08 How does this look to you. Hope you are all well. Nellie Sent to: Mr. J. J. Corbin Marshall Mich R. F. D. Sent on: November 3, 1908 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 Locomotive suspended from the ceiling in the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1908 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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