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- Smiths Creek Depot Cross Stitch, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Smiths Creek Depot Cross Stitch, 1990
- Handbill and Timetable for Wabash Railway's "Midnight Limited," Leaving from Delmar Avenue Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 1929 - The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. In 1928, the Wabash Railway erected the Delmar Avenue Station, providing west-end and suburban St. Louis residents -- particularly businessmen -- convenient access to their railroad system without having to go all the way downtown.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Handbill and Timetable for Wabash Railway's "Midnight Limited," Leaving from Delmar Avenue Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 1929
The Wabash Railway, with origins dating back to 1838, was a strong Midwestern carrier until Amtrak took over the national passenger railroad system in 1971. In 1928, the Wabash Railway erected the Delmar Avenue Station, providing west-end and suburban St. Louis residents -- particularly businessmen -- convenient access to their railroad system without having to go all the way downtown.
- Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913 - Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.
- April 27, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913
Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.
- "Concourse, Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Mich.," 1914 - In December 1913, the Michigan Central Railroad opened a new $2.5 million passenger station in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Its grand concourse included women's and men's waiting rooms, a barbershop, a reading room, a drug store, and three restaurants. The station's fortunes declined with those of railroad passenger service following World War II. It hosted its last passenger train in 1988.
- 1914
- Collections - Artifact
"Concourse, Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Mich.," 1914
In December 1913, the Michigan Central Railroad opened a new $2.5 million passenger station in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. Its grand concourse included women's and men's waiting rooms, a barbershop, a reading room, a drug store, and three restaurants. The station's fortunes declined with those of railroad passenger service following World War II. It hosted its last passenger train in 1988.
- Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929 - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- April 05, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929 - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- April 05, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929 - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- April 05, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929 - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- April 05, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929 - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- April 05, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Interior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan, April 1929
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Exterior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan - Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.
- Collections - Artifact
Exterior of Smiths Creek Depot at its Original Site, Smiths Creek, Michigan
Before moving the Grand Trunk Western Railway's Smiths Creek Depot from Smiths Creek, Michigan, to Greenfield Village in 1929, Henry Ford's agents took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford built GTW a new depot at the original Smiths Creek site.