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Call Number	Z-5636
Title	Railroad being constructed
Creator(s)	Highton, W.P.A. photographer.
Summary	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.; R7110056363
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
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	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711005636
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11005636.TIF

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