Railroad Line Crew

Description: This is a group of eight men, their hand-car and a cable reel wagon. They are a line crew for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Their boss was a man named Will Johnson and they are likely repairing a telegraph line.
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4038coll5/id/223
Collection: River to Rail and Lemen Collection
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Subjects: Railroad construction & maintenance
Telegraph
Telegraph lines
People
Telecommunication cables

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