Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
C & NW locomotive as a parade float in 1915 Labor Day Parade in Escanaba |
Catalog Number |
A-2013.43.06 |
Collection |
Archives |
Object Name |
Photograph, Black-and-White |
Date |
1915 |
Photographer |
Robb (Escanaba) |
Description |
Conveniently photographed by Robb in front of the Robb Photography Studio on 1st Avenue South, this shows a group of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad employees preparing to march in the 1915 Labor Day parade in Escanaba. Each man is wearing a ribbon identifying him as an employee of the C & NW. The locomotive has a banner advertising the Northern State Fair, which preceded the U.P. State Fair. Also there is a "Cloverland" sign below the number 734 on the engine. Print is framed with a brown cardboard matte and the name "Robb" is embossed in the mat below the photo. |
Search Terms |
Chicago & North Western Railroad Streets (Escanaba): 1st Ave. South |
Caption |
Labor Day 1915 Parade, C & NW employees |
Orig/copy |
Original |
Subjects |
Holidays Labor Locomotives Parades & processions Photographic studios Railroad employees |
Notes |
There are three copies of this photo in Picture File Drawer # 7. |