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Steam Locomotive Shop, Date, Location, Railroad Unknown
This photograph illustrates the immensity of the railroad industry in the United States a century ago. Every railroad had its engine shop, and there were scores of railroads across the country. Steam engines were the backbone of the railroad industry, and the railroad industry was easily the largest single industry in the United States, employing far more workers than any other. What is most interesting in this photograph is the sheer scale of this large locomotive engine shop, working on multiple engines in various stages of disassembly simultaneously.
This image was likely taken on a large format camera, probably a 5×7 or 8×10 size. The original print shows terrific shadow and high light detail, as well as extreme sharpness for its time.
Image is a high resolution scan of an 11×14 print, therefore the original negative is unavailable for printing. An inkjet print will be provided from the digital file if ordered.
Ernest Robert’s collection of railroad photographs, on loan from his daughter, provides a rare opportunity for rail fans to purchase silver halide photographic prints from many of his large format negatives–some taken by him and others purchased from photographers and collectors. Other collection images requiring digital restoration will yield inkjet prints. Original prints in the collection have been copied digitally under rigorous lighting conditions providing inkjet prints of the highest possible quality.
See coloradoinblackandwhite.com in the coming weeks for many more Ernest Roberts Railroad Photography images.
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