Railroad Crossing Flash Signal, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, March 1925

THF286494 / Railroad Crossing Flash Signal, Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad, March 1925
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Artifact Overview

Four different warning designs are in use here on the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. The two signs closest to the camera feature automated lights and bells. Behind them is a crossbuck without lights or bell. Farther back is a diamond-shaped sign warning people to "Look Out for the Cars." Behind that is a simple horizontal plank marked "Railroad Crossing."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

20 March 1925

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.189.P.2495

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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in