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Title
Great Northern Railway cabooses number X3 and X1 at Seattle, Washington in 1958.
Date(s)
- 1958-09-13 (Creation)
Extent
1 photograph
Name of creator
Biographical history
Warren W. Wing, a World War II veteran and longtime resident of Seattle, passed away on August 31, 2011. He was born on August 20, 1918, in Seattle, Washington and retired from the US Postal Service in 1973, after 30 plus years of service. He loved trains and ferries, they were his lifelong hobbies. He wrote 5 books about trains, and also enjoyed printing photos in his basement darkroom to sell at train swap meets. He was a charter member of the Northwest Rail Fan Club.
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Scope and content
Great Northern Railway cabooses number X3 and X1 at Seattle, Washington, on September 13, 1958. Steel caboose X3 leading wood caboose X1, in Pacific Coast Railroad service, standing in Northern Pacific Second Avenue yard prior to running on excursion to Black Diamond. Photo by Warren W. Wing. Other Subject Classes: cabooses, railroad yards.
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Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Custodial history
Ownership of Great Northern Railway subjects in the Walter W. Ainsworth Collection resides in the the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive unless otherwise noted.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Walter W. Ainsworth. Accrual W2013-44 received October 15, 2013.
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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
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- Great Nothern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)