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Brass Department inside the Grand Trunk Railroad shops, c. 1913

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1913 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-028-002 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12479
dc.description Color Postcard showing a photo of the Brass Department inside the Grand Trunk Shops in Battle Creek, c. 1913. 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: Bass Dept. on the balcony. Grand Trunk Shop, Battle Creek, Mich. Written on back: Dear Drue: Ida wants us to come to her house on Thur - afternoon. She asked me to let you know & be sure & come. Phebe Sent to: Mrs. Cland Smith City 27 Spring St. Sent on: March 25, 1913 en_US
dc.format.medium color 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 Brass Department inside the Grand Trunk Railroad shops, c. 1913 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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