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View of the Barney Yard (The Hump Yard), 1960

 File — Box: 61, Folder: 87

Scope and Contents

Shows the trains of coal cars preparatory to their being dumped on the coal docks in the center background. Cars are ridden down off this hump to the coal pier by brakemen or car riders. To the left is a portion of the main coal yard. These piers dumped 18 million tons of coal in the year 1959, and some years have dumped more.

Dates

  • 1960

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

4.5 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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