List: The Barriger Library has now scanned 409 photos of the CB&Q on Flickr. Prior lists only showed a small number, this may be the complete set now. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjRv9kDa For us Illinois lads
Does anyone know if you can buy 8" x 10" prints from the Barriger Library direct? Rich G. List: The Barriger Library has now scanned 409 photos of the CB&Q on Flickr. Prior lists only showed a small
WOW. What great photos. I am sure this will generate a lot of Yahoo messages. Who is John Barriger? Is/was he a photographer that shot only CB&Q or other RR's as well? Too bad there are no descriptio
Ray Try http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/sets/ for all the roads available Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ _____ From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ray Bedard S
Ray, If it the same Barriger that I recall, he was president of the Monon among other positions of high rank on other roads. He left most of his papers to the Merchantile Library in St Louis and they
OK, I went through the photos, and they are the same ones I enjoyed going through over 25 years ago. I found the K Line shots under item Ray, If it the same Barriger that I recall, he was president o
It appears that the Barriger family took a trip east around the mid 30's. The Pioneer Zephyr is in one of the shots. So many are mounted backwards. Who ever owns this wonderful collection needs to go
Archie, Thanks for identifying the K-line shots. I was going to ask you if you knew which ones they were. Sincerely, Duncan OK, I went through the photos, and they are the same ones I enjoyed going t
Archie, Thanks for ID'ing the K-line photos, I also found 226 is at Keokuk. A lot of nice lineside detail, pity they aren' t better identified. Ken Martin
I think you can probably thank Nick Fry for getting the photos on line. Nick was the archivist with the B&O Railroad Historical Society and now is the Curator of the John W. Barriger III National Rai
List Jan was correct on most of the KLine shots. Here is my take : is West Alton #166 is Ft Bellfountaine bridge #168 is Prospect Hill cement plant just north of Baden #149 is Quincy area and 150 & 1
John Barriger, II was appointed by President Roosevelt to the Reconstruction Finance Board. He was also President of four railroads at different times in his life. They were the Chicago, Indianapolis
Ken, As much as I'd love another view of Keokuk, I don't think this is one. The peak of the depot in the background looks right, but there's nothing else I can see that matches: the near end of the d
Here are a couple more I.D. s 276 is indeed the 14 th st coach yr,in particular it is 'B' yard looking south or timetable west. That's the Pennsy 21st bridge in the background. That's the BOCT AND ai