Locomotive in snow 1870s

Circa 1870s steam locomotive surrounded by piles of snow.  Four men are standing next to the locomotive posing for the picture.

Title

Locomotive in snow 1870s

Description

It is the opinion of the archives crew at the Chicago and North Western Historical Society that the locomotive in the photo you sent (balloon stack) IS a C&NW locomotive but a rare one used only in northern Wisconsin and did not run down here in Illinois. The balloon stack was used in the logging areas of far northern Wisconsin (Peshtigo area) because there was a screen in the stack which kept embers from flying out of the stack and starting fires. We, this, believe that this photo was taken somewhere in far northeastern Wisconsin.

Craig Pfannkuche, Archivist, C&NW Historical Society.

Modelle Medlar McCoy always identified this photo, taken by her grandfather J. S. Medlar, as one of the earliest train engines in Woodstock.

Source

Jim Keefe (copy of original)

Date

1870~

Citation

Medlar Studios, Woodstock, “Locomotive in snow 1870s,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed November 9, 2024, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/239.

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