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A Railroad Fireman Shoveling Coal
This image from
The Modern Railroad
(1911), captures a railroad fireman shoveling coal into the firebox.
THE FIREMAN HAS A HARD JOB AND A STEADY ONE
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About this Document
Source:
The Modern Railroad
Author:
Edward Hungerford
Publisher:
A.C. McClurg & Co.
Published:
Chicago
Date:
1911
Topics:
Labor
,
Migration/Transportation
Further Information:
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