Piece of Artillery on Open Train Car

Creator

Fred A. Blocker

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Preferred Citation

Piece of Artillery on Open Train Car, File_No_7_116. Fred A. Blocker College Photograph Collection, University Archives, Mississippi State University Libraries

Description

This is a black and white photo of a piece of artillery on an open train car. The train is stopped, and there are two people standing on the opposite side of the car. There is a piece of military artillery parked on top of an open-air train car. The track below the car is covered in grass. There is a small pile of wood cuttings in the foreground, and there are trees in the background.

Subjects

Artillery ; War ; World War, 1939-1945 ; Rail transportation

Keywords

World War II, Train car

Date

1940

Time Period

1940-1949

Object Type

image

Geographic Location

Starkville (Miss.)

Format (Digital)

JPEG

Digital ID

File_No_7_116.jpg

Format (original)

photonegative

Physical ID

File_No_7_116

Related Materials

Blocker Photograph Collection

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, University Archives, Fred A. Blocker College Photo Collection.

Repository

University Archives

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.

Digital Collection Title

Fred A. Blocker College Photo Collection