David MossAug 12, 2024
With #Prohibition ending in the U.S. on 5 December 1933, American breweries began doing what they did best. #FitgersBrewing in #Duluth, #Minnesota was no exception. This 1934 photograph taken by L. Perry Gallagher Jr. shows #NorthernPacificRailway No. 1068, a class L9 switch locomotive (0-6-0) a the head end of a string of #Fitgers #beer "billboard" reefer cars leased from Northern Refrigerator Car Company (NRCC).
David MossMar 31, 2024

The crew of #NorthernPacificRailway No. 1562, a class W Mikado (2-8-2) taken by C.F. Buls in 1922 in #Missoula, #Montana.

The picture is from the collection of the #UniversityofMontana, Mansfield #Library, photo no. 90.2165 digitzed from a 2.5" x 3.25" negative.

#trains #NorthernPacific #MontanaHistory #SteamLocomotive

David MossFeb 3, 2024

This is a detail from a larger panoramic photograph of #RushCity, #Minnesota taken by E. E. Ometh in 1909 and shows the #NorthernPacificRailway station and water tower.

The picture is from the collection of the #LibraryOfCongress Prints and Photographs Division, digital id: ds 02516 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.02516

#trains #NorthernPacific #MinnesotaHistory

David MossSep 3, 2023

This is a detail from a larger panoramic (20"x119") photograph, "Battery of Switch Engines, Rice's Point Yard, #NorthernPacificRailway taken in 1914 in #Duluth, Minnesota by #PeterSchawang.

The picture is from the collection of the #UniversityOfMinnesota - Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library.

#trains #NorthernPacific #SteamLocomotive #MinnesotaHistory