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.
Description
1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
WPA Photos
Type of Material
Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
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.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
WPA Photo.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711005636
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
Filename
11005636.TIF
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