High Bridge

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August 1929 fits with my records on the original photo. I sort of  
doubt the copy he is selling is from the OWI, it would not be a  
characteristic image for OWI too early, OWI was formed in 1942, and  
discontinued shortly after the war, which kind of eliminates the 1946  
date.

Ken Miller

On Jan 31, 2009, at 11:50 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> This is image ns3144 in the Va. Tech image database (page:  http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/search.php) 

> , N&W negative Neg#12963-B, and the accompanying information is that  

> it is No. 3 crossing High Bridge, Aug. 1929.  The negative number is  

> clearly visible in Prince's book, but apparently has been deleted in  

> the photo that McMahan is selling.

>

> Gordon Hamilton

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> I was just surfing the web and came across a picture of High Bridge  

> with a passenger train on it. It appears to be the same image as the  

> one on page 81 of Richard Prince's book, Norfolk & Western Railway.

>

> The web site I found it on is Robert McMahan Photography.

> http://www.mcmahanphoto.com/lc1454--antique-steam-train-on-trestle-bridge-1946-photo.html

>

> The sad thing is that the caption makes no mention of the N&W.  It  

> just says it is an "Antique Steam Train on Trestle Bridge 1946" and  

> it credits the "Office of War Information, image LC1454".  This date  

> contradicts the date listed in Prince's book which is given as  

> 1929.  I wonder which date is correct?

>

> Jerry Kay, Portsmouth, Va.

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