First train

Photograph of a horse-drawn "train," a platform with wheels that adjust to train track on which people can sit. This particular "train" operated in Midway, Kentucky and was placed in service during the city's centennial celebration.

Publication date: 1933-06-04

Size: 13 x 17.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Midway (Ky.)

Subject(s):

• Centennial celebrations--Kentucky--Midway--1930-1940
• Horse railroads--Kentucky--Midway--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Documentary photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 4, 1933), p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press