Locomotives at the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Roundhouse, Jackson, Ohio, 1883
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Artifact Overview
Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse at Jackson, Ohio, served the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The DT&I operated a 378-mile mainline between Detroit, Michigan, and Ironton, Ohio.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1883
Creator Notes
Original photographer is unidentified.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.2118
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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