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Crane in the yards of the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1915

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1915 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-027-002 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12556
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of a crane at the Grand Trunk Shops in Battle Creek, c. 1915. 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: Yard Crane at Grand Trunk Shops Battle Creek, Mich. 146 Written on back: Battle Creek Mich 1/12/1915 Weather is fine today and hope the same with you yesterday Jalmer Herre 111 Cherry St. Sent to: Mr. Sam Nelson Kelso MD Sent on: January 12, 1915 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 Crane in the yards of the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1915 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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