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Section 17 - Lantern Slides




1-Steam locomotive #2, front view with workmen - No Date (NSL Photo)




2-Assorted wooden side dump cars, possibly narrow gauge - No Date (NSL Photo)




3-Crew posed along C&ME steam locomotive - No Date (NSL Photo)




4-Kanawha and Michigan wood gon with workmen inside - No Date (NSL Photo)




5-Men constructing wood trestle - No Date (NSL Photo)




6-Steam locomotive on single track near large piles of ties. - No Date (NSL Photo)




7-Side view of C&ME steam locomotive 2 with crew - No Date (NSL Photo)




8-C&ME car #18 on double track railroad, with man in foreground. Information from Scott Greig: The pic of car #18 is the only known picture of that car, as it was destroyed fairly early. See p. 38 of CERA Bulletin 106...per that, the pic of 18 is from about 1906 - No Date (NSL Photo)




9-Workmen sitting on pile of lumber and possibly poles?? - No Date (NSL Photo)




11-Rear view of steam locomotive with tender removed, appears to be near shop building?? - No Date (NSL Photo)




12-View of double track section of line, appears recent track work - No Date (NSL Photo)




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