Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs
 

Creator

L. M. Hurley

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Identifier

2009135169

Approximate Date

January 1942

Description

This black and white photograph features the Sand Creek Freight Yards in 1942. "East Freight Lead. Looking west in the Sand Creek yards. Building to the left is the switch shanty which was formerly the Sedgwick Depot, moved in 1906. To the left of the switch shanty is an old wooden box car used for the storage of hay to feed livestock and alfalfa to feed sheep. The stockyards are to the west of the car body. The dark object to the right is a water tank. The water treating building and section tool house sat behind the water tank. Note the steam switch engine working on the south lead. - Mike Hurley." Snow is covering the tracks and surrounding area. Full resolution copies of this file are not available.

Physical Description

5" x 7" photograph

Subject

Harvey County (Kan.), Railroad facilities, Railroad tracks, Railroad shops & yards

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.), Railroad facilities, Railroad tracks, Railroad shops & yards

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