Interlocking Tower on the D.T. & I. Railroad, Detroit, Michigan, July 1926
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Artifact Overview
The operator stationed in this Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad building would have kept busy. This interlocking tower protected the crossing of a DT&I branch with the Detroit United Railway's streetcar line on Jefferson Avenue. The tower operator likely was responsible for activating the railroad crossing gates as well.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
02 July 1926
Subject Date
02 July 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.46961
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11.5 in
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