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(LOCOMOTIVES)
Pair of elaborated annotated companion albums compiled by a dedicated “trainspotter,” with a total of
80 photographs depicting an array of Eastern European trains from the 1910s-60s, which were printed
by Gerhard Ullner (Leipzig). Silver prints, 4
1
/
4
x5
3
/
4
inches (10.8x14.6 cm.), mounted recto/verso, each
page is captioned, in white chalk, with detailed aspects of the locomotive, including Achsfolge [wheel
arrangement], Betriebsgattung [operating system], DR [Deutsche Railway], BR, plus an Archive print
number, page number and other notations; with Ullner’s hand stamp on verso. Oblong 4tos, decorative
cloth; with the original glassine interleafing; ties. 1960s
[2,500/3,500]
179 (BOXCAR RIDERS)
Group of 30 mugshots of “boxcar riders” arrested by the Michigan Central Railroad throughout
the Midwest and Northeast. Includes men using colorful aliases, such as Speed Reed, Slim Long, or
Saginaw Shorty, who were charged with indecent liberties, gambling, larceny, burglary, forgery,
pickpocketing, assault with intent to murder, and “box car thief-meat;” their accomplices are also
duly noted. Silver prints, most are diptychs, various sizes from 2
3
/
4
x4
1
/
2
to 3x5 inches (7x11.4 to
7.6x12.7 cm.), stapled to card stock with “Michigan Central Railroad, Detroit, Michigan” printed
on recto, and typewritten notations indicating the name of the criminal, their physical characteristics,
arresting officer, date, and nature of their crime on recto or verso. 1929-52
[1,500/2,500]
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