IMAGE

Clearing the tracks Item Info

Title:
Clearing the tracks
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1955
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
A stout, low-geared logging locomotive pushes one of Potlatch Forests, Inc. snow plows up a stiff bit of grade along merry creek, near Clarkia, Idaho. The snow was only a few feet deep but had settled with repeated thawings (it was spring at lower altitudes) into a heavy compact mass atop the rails. The locomotive and plow backed away time after time and charged it like a rampaging bull before this section of track was finally cleared. Description taken from the back of the photograph.
Subjects:
locomotives railroads (infrastructure) rails (transit system elements) snow (precipitation)
Location:
United States;Idaho;Shoshone County
Latitude:
47.062708
Longitude:
-116.176011
Source:
Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
Source Identifier:
457_204_71_003
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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"Clearing the tracks", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos643.html
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