Call NumberRR-1169CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1941 April 26SummaryA Baltimore & Ohio railroad train picks up mail on the fly from a track side Railway Mail Service crane in Carman (Elk County), Pennsylvania. A catcher arm is extended from the mail car. A railroad semaphore signal, a railroad tank car, and a depot are on a siding. A man in a cap stands near the depot and a rail-adapted truck. A sign on the depot reads: "Carman."Physical Description1 negative : nitrate ; 7 x 11 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBaltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCarman (Pa.)Railroad mail serviceRailroad motor carsRailroad signalsRailroad stationsRailroad tank cars.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700401169Type of MaterialNitrate negativesDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson; gift.NotesTitle penciled on negative envelope. R7004011697
Richardson, Robert W., B & O, picking up mail on fly at Carman, Pa. C.R. depot at right & its condr. (1941 April 26). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1128389
