File:Regrade dirt train, ca 1913 (MOHAI 6268).jpg

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English: Regrade dirt train, ca. 1913   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Regrade dirt train, ca. 1913
Description
English: Earth was moved in a variety of ways during Seattle's regrading projects. In this photo, taken around 1913 at the corner of Virginia and Westlake Avenues, an engine pulls cars full of dirt along a track. Some of these rail lines were movable and could be shifted to wherever they were needed.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Conveying systems; Grading (earthwork); Railroads

For further reference, the rear of the Norwegian Danish Baptist church, at 6th and Virginia, can be seen at left and a portion of the Loma Hotel/Peterson Building on Westlake is at right.
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1913
date QS:P571,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 glass negative: b&w
Dimensions height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 7 in (17.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,7U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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