Building Railroads

 

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Building Railroads

Workers Blasting Rock on a Mountain as they Build the Railroads

 

You are looking at an educational picture of "In mid air". A wonderful blast in building railroad to Deadwood. It was taken in 1890 by Grabill, John C. H., photographer.

The picture presents Black cloud from explosive blast on side of mountain.

We have created this collection of pictures primarily to serve as an easy to access educational tool. Contact curator@old-picture.com.

Image ID# A9C8D993
Ref: loc/Grabill Collection

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