Interior of a Private Room on Empire Builder, Great Northern Railway

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OrgLot78_B4F7_004

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Interior of a Private Room on Empire Builder, Great Northern Railway

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  • 1947 - 1960? (Creation)

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black-and-white prints (photographs); 8.4 x 10.3 inches

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Photograph of a man eating a meal in a private room of a duplex roomette on the Empire Builder train, operated by the Great Northern Railroad. The man holds his fork above his food and gazes out the window at a scenic landscape of a lake and mountain range. There are several plates of food and beverages on the table. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "By day as by night, the complete facilities of a private room are in each duplex roomette on the Empire Builder, Great Northern streamliner. From: Public Relations Dept., Great Northern Ry., St. Paul. Minn." Stamp on back for Hedrich-Blessing Studio. Second stamp reads, "Great Northern Railway Photo, Credit line will be appreciated."

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Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs; Org. Lot 78; Box 4, Folder 7; 004

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