Men in overalls push a handcar on tracks under construction by the Work Projects Administration at Lowry Army Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Construction workers are on tracks in the distance. Shows a railroad signal and ditches on either side of the railroad grade. The tracks were constructed to connect Lowry to the Union Pacific Railroad line.
Date
1941 May 27
Notes
Label attached to verso reads: "Railroad being constructed by WPA to connect Lowry Field with main line of the Union Pacific Railroad, Denver, Colorado." and "Neg. No. 20776."; Title from label on verso.; "Is Part Of" term supplied by cataloger. R7110056363
Description
1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
WPA Photos
Subject
Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
Source
Source: WPA Photo.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
