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Sixteenth and Dock, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1915-1930

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Alternate title:"Is two over one railroad fare?"
Summary:Three trunk line trains cross each other over their separate tracks in Richmond, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Postcard number: A-62168. Caption reads: "This unique photograph presents to view the only point in the world where three trunk like trains may cross each other, at the same time, and over their separate tracks. At the top is shown a passenger train of the C. & O. Railway leaving Richmond for the upper James River Valley, just beneath it a train of the S. A. L. Railway leaving the Main Street (Union) Depot for the South, and on the ground a train of the Southern Railway coming into Richmond from the West Point on the York River."
Contributor:Curt Teich & Co.
Provider:Louis Kaufmann & Sons
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:Baltimore
Temporal subject: 1911-1920
1921-1930
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Richmond
Topical subjects:Railroads
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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