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Michigan Central Railroad yard
Men with shovels stand near large coal pile, with railroad cars behind them and steel beams in foreground, large factory and Detroit Central Mills in background. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "LD/Railroads-Michigan Central.", BHC glass neg. no. 1068
Michigan Central Railroad yard
View of Michigan Central Railroad at W. Jefferson and Third Ave. showing cargo trains, shipping yard, and Detroit River. Emulsion lifting at corner of negative. Also have print from negative. Handwritten on albumen print mat front: "MCRR depot yard and ferry slip." Print mat is partially cut around photo edges. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Railroads-Michigan Central.", BHC glass neg. no. 1816, From Charles L. Clark Estate
Michigan Central Railroad yard
View of cargo trains at Michigan Central Railroad, part of depot is visible along with elevated tracks. Also have print from negative. Handwritten on albumen print mat front: "MCRR depot yard. Windsor in distance." Print mat worn and crumbling at corners. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Railroads-Michigan Central.", BHC glass neg. no. 1813, From Charles L. Clark Estate
Michigan Central Railroad yard
View of trains at Michigan Central Railroad yard, a passenger car with a group of people gathered near it. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Railroads-R.R. ferry dock.", BHC glass neg. no. 2282
Michigan Central Railroad yard
Gray mount. Tracks in Michigan Central Railroad yard, roundhouse in distance, several steam boats alongside yard. Handwritten on stereocard back: "M.C.R.R. wheat house with Plymouth Rock and Western World lying at the docks in 1858." Label pasted on card back reads: "Views of Detroit & vicinity, photographed and published by J.J. Bardwell, 162 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Mich."
Michigan Central Railroad yard
Goldenrod mount. Michigan Central Railroad yard, freight car with lumber and coal outside, and men with shovels nearby, an elevator in the background. Handwritten on stereocard back: "M.C.R.R. elevator, 1876.", Silas Farmer Collection, BHC glass neg. no. 1068
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station, a Romanesque Revival style building designed by Warren & Wetmore with Reed & Stem and completed in 1913, with automobiles in street. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Railroads-Michigan Central.", BHC glass neg. no. 2977
Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station, a Romanesque style building designed by Warren & Wetmore with Reed & Stem and completed in 1913, with automobiles in street. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Railroads-Michigan Central.", BHC glass neg. no. 2978
Michigan Central engine and crew
Railroad engine with fuel tender in train yard. Crew standing and sitting on ledge on front. Photograph faded, with some surface damage.
Michigan Central engine in cloud of steam
Railroad engine in cloud of steam at depot. Handwritten on mat front: "M.C.R.R." Stamped on mat back: "1358." Handwritten on mat back: "The Chicago Limited off MCRR station. 535. Reade. 1883."

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