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Group Christening the New SP&S Mid-Century Empire Builder
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- 1951? (Creation)
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black-and-white prints (photographs); 10.3 x 8.4 inches
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Photograph of a group of people standing in front of the locomotive of an SP&S Mid-Century Empire Builder train. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S Engineer Rudolph Wacther(?) and Charles Keenan, Secretary of the Casey Jones R.R. unit at a special ceremony, Union Station, Portland, christening the new SP&S - GN Rys. train mid-century Empire Builder prior to its inaugural trip June 3, Portland to Chicago. Left to right, front row: H.W. Shields, GPA.; W.J. Cowan, Supt. Dining Cars; J.L. Monahan, Asst. Supt. Operating Dept.; J.C. Moore, Traffic Mgr.; Ray Ryan, Conductor; Chas J. Keenan and Engineer Wacther." Stamp on the back for Ackroyd Photography Inc.
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In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs; Org. Lot 78; Box 4, Folder 8; 015