Ken This is exactly the sort of thing I was hoping would get unearthed. I tried to google "Shaw's Mammoth Photographic Rooms" but other than a few genealogical links to family member portraits come u
March 2, 2014 Charlie/Ken - I, too, Googled several different variations of "Shaw's Mammoth Photographic Rooms" and came-up with nothing other than the genealogical links that Charlie mentioned. I no
March 2, 2014 Bob - I do not know (doubtful any records exist, either), but I'd speculate that since inside-connection was considered archaic in US steam locomotive design by that time, No. 9 was con
This is actually a fairly common image. Corbin had a copy neg of it and the R&LHS used it in one of their Bulletins many many years ago. Hol To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com From: cvlk@comcast.net Date: Sat,
Thanks, Louis. That tender puts me in mind of Walther's "Oscar" and "Piker" cars. ;-) Bob Arthur Princeton, NC In a message dated 3/2/2014 4:07:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LZadnichek@aol.com write
February 27, 2014 Charlie - You and I have been looking for pre-1900 CB&Q Chicago Division photographs for many years and, like you, I've never come across any. Through my father, I had visiting righ
Louis and all I never tried to determine what the oldest CB&Q image is. I guess there are a number of factors that work against us.the Chicago Fire and the Burlington HQ Bldg Fire being major ones. A
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February 27, 2014 Ken - What a WONDERFUL old image! I've never seen it before. Since it originated from Shaw's Mammoth Photographic Rooms in Chicago, the location almost has to be between Chicago and
Photo 20/30 is RPL&N 440 borrowed by CB&Q for 90th anniversary celebration. Photo taken in Sept 1940 at Aurora, IL. Pete H. http://transport.castlegraphics.com/displayimage.php?album=40&pos=9 Jan Koh
February 28, 2014 Jan - Thanks for sharing images of CB&Q Nos. 307 and 155. Much appreciate. I think the two oldest images I can contribute are of CB&Q 9 and 94: CB&Q inside connected No. 9 with tiny
Interesting! I wonder if No. 9 retained the inside drive in the 1864-65 rebuild. Or was the photo taken after the rebuild? Bob Arthur In a message dated 2/28/2014 12:27:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,