Preview
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.
Publisher
Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
L. M. 'Mike' Hurley Collection, Photo Box 25 L. M. 'Mike' Hurley Collection
Repository
Recommended Citation
Hurley, L. M., "Sand Creek Freight Yards in 1942" (1942). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 1830.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/1830
Language
eng
Keywords
Harvey County (Kan.), Railroad facilities, Railroad tracks, Railroad shops & yards
Comments
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