Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913
THF250026 / Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in Marshall, Michigan, 1884-1913
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Artifact Overview
This photograph shows the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse in its original location in Marshall, Michigan. The roundhouse's crew is posed in front of the building. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1884-1913
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.2370
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.500 in
Width: 11.000 in
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Steam locomotives required constant maintenance from an army of skilled and unskilled workers, and the roundhouse is where that work took place. This roundhouse was built in 1884 in Marshall, Michigan, for the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Railroad. Today it services the locomotives and equipment of Greenfield Village's Weiser Railroad.
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