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Steam shovel at the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1908

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1908 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-027-004 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12594
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of a steam shoving working at 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: The Steam Shovel at Work - Grand Trunk Shops Battle Creek, Mich. 1-152 Written on back: Compliment of James Zemeta Box 327 Battle Creek michi Sent to: Mrs. Bleet Box 54 Pompey Mich. Sent on: September 10, 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 Steam shovel at the Grand Trunk Shops, c. 1908 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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