Two men are posed by the front of a Chicago and North Western train engine. A hand operated turntable is visible in the rear. A wooden pilot (cow catcher) is attached to the front of the engine. The man in dark clothes on the right is Joe Bell.
Decorated locomotive for an employee picnic with Northern Pacific Railroad Shops roundhouse in Brainerd in the background. Banner says COME FOR FUN. The Roundhouse was demolished in the 1960s.
Duluth and Iron Range (D & IR) railway locomotive number 60 and a workman are photographed because the No. 60 was the first class "J" 4-8-0 type to haul heavy tonnage.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections