Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs
 

Creator

Joe Collier

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Identifier

2009135203

Approximate Date

January 1950

Description

This black and white photograph features wrecker Equipment. "Newton Derrick (Wrecker, Big Hook). Coal-fired steam operated air pumps. Air operated was smoother than steam operated. Derrick is sitting on the west side of the backshops. It had a 200-ton capacity. It was a coal burner when assigned to Newton in 1927. It was later converted to oil and is now diesel powered. Sign reads: 'Fire Road. This road must be kept clear of obstructions at all times'. -Joe Collier." Full resolution copies of this file are not available.

Physical Description

5" x 7" photograph

Subject

Harvey County (Kan.), Wreckers (Vehicles), Railroad construction & maintenance

Rights

© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.

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Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections

Collection

L. M. 'Mike' Hurley Collection, Photo Box 25 L. M. 'Mike' Hurley Collection

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Language

eng

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Keywords

Harvey County (Kan.), Wreckers (Vehicles), Railroad construction & maintenance

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