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From: "McKnight, Richard" pat_mcknight AT nps DOT gov
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 12:41:07 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Steamtown Images--January 25, 2015 (C0416 thru C0420) ISs
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More on Washington, NJ. Attached is one of the many files we have on
Washington, NJ in the form of a map. I thought it might put the photos in
better context.

Pat McKnight

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:51 AM, wrote:

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> That's the concrete arch over the roadway, today's Roue 57. The link
> below takes you to a postcard photo taken from the roadway showing one of
> the few times a tower would be build on a bridge (Bridge 60 Tower was
> another).
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> Don't ya wish that the photographer would have hauled his stuff up the
> steps to take at least one image from the tower?
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> Bob is correct, that West Henryville is one of the Lackawanna structures
> that seems to be unphotographed. The depot that had been over Shippenport
> Road near Mt. Arlington is another. Chester Junction tower showed up in
> pictures recently, so there's always a chance somethig may surface in the
> Steamtown collection or in the many libraries who are bringing collections
> on line more frequently.
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>   ....Mike Del Vecchio
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NJ-Washington-DL-amp-W-RR-Train-Culvert-amp-Tower-1914-Jenkins-amp-Meeker-Pub-PC-I7-/181634900951?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=VwBCJvj3pmQBlGrBsrENCj5Bdy8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: Ed Montgomery
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> To: EL Mail List
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> Sent: Sun, Jan 25, 2015 10:17 am
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> Subject: Re: (erielack) Steamtown Images--January 25, 2015 (C0416 thru
> C0420) ISs
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> Washington was a much busier community 100 years ago. In C0419 - Is that a
> bridge over the Morris Canal on the right?
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> Ed Montgomery
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> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Robert Bahrs wrote:
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> > C0416-C0420 Are as marked. The Washington, NJ photo's are a bit closer
> to
> > home than I've seen in a while.
> > C0417-C04120 All but C0419 look east on the RR. The lead into the yard
> > is the same switch that's still used today for the Dover, Job to back off
> > their empties off onto the last two remaining tracks in the yard.
> These
> > are great shots of the tower which in a few years will be moved to West
> > Henryville, Pa, and to the best of everyone's knowledge never be
> > photographed again. The Lackawanna's early practice was to put the MP
> > number in the upper front window. The wooden freight house on the right
> > will be replaced by a concrete one.
> >
> > Time to go remove two of the last 5 cars remaining on the Santa Fe
> > Southern.
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> > Bob Bahrs
> >;
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> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 7:50 AM, McKnight, Richard > >
> > wrote:
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> > > NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment.
> > > To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the
> > > following URL into your web browser:
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> > > http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-01-25-15
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> > > C0416.jpg (image/jpeg, 2960x2278 1099715 bytes, BF: 6.13 ppb)
> > > C0417.jpg (image/jpeg, 2932x2278 968149 bytes, BF: 6.810 ppb)
> > > C0418.jpg (image/jpeg, 2876x2307 983208 bytes, BF: 6.75 ppb)
> >; > C0419.jpg (image/jpeg, 2950x2288 1109886 bytes, BF: 6.08 ppb)
> > > C0420.jpg (image/jpeg, 2902x2283 1060176 bytes, BF: 6.25 ppb)
> > >
> > > Please find attached images for your review. It is my hope that
> getting
> > > this information out that these images exist will benefit everyone and
> I
> > > appreciate being able to use this list as one of the ways to both
> > > distribute the images, but also receive feedback and additional
> > information
> > > on them.
> > >
> > > C0416--Northumberland, PA--Crossing with street car [1909.04.14]
> > > C0417--Washington, NJ--View of tower and yard [1909.05.20]
> > > C0418--Washington, NJ--View of tower and yard [1909.05.20]
> > > C0419--Washington, NJ--View of tower and tracks to town [1909.05.20]
> > > C0420--Washington, NJ--View of yard and station [1909.05.20]
> > >
> > > --
> > > Patrick McKnight
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--
Patrick McKnight
Historian/Archivist
Steamtown NHS
150 S. Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA

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