Train Engine No. 638in Water Valley, Mississippi, October 31, 1893

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Description

Casey Jones is pictures in the cabin of train engine number 630 of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, a consolidation 280 engine that Jones ran from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois to Water Valley, Mississippi in October 1893. Another man is pictured standing on the steps of the engine and trees are seen behind the engine. A typed note on the back of the photograph tells the story of Jones' trip and the impressive feat of running the engine over five operating divisions. A red ink stamp advertising Jay's Caboose in Greensboro, Alabama is beneath the note.

Subjects

Trains; Train engines; Railroaders

Keywords

trains; train engines; train engineers; locomotives; World's Columbian Exposition; Casey Jones

Geographic Location

Water Valley (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_photo-Casey-Jones-Water-Valley_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 5, Mississippi Delta Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Train Engine No. 638in Water Valley, Mississippi, October 31, 1893, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University