Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in p

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Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in p by The Library of Congress.

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Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.

Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in place. Santa Fe R.R.

1943 March

1 transparency : color.

Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
World War, 1939-1945
Railroad construction & maintenance
Tires
United States--Iowa--Fort Madison

Format: Transparencies--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-4 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34708

Call Number: LC-USW36-647

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	Nrbelex says: Nice shot Jack! :-P -- Seen in your 1930s-40s in Color set. (?) Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	Marshall Astor - Food Pornographer says: Wow! Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	fotos-de-alejandra says: Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Social Documentary Photography & events, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group. Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	Maly B. says: gorgeous! I am so thankful to be able to see all these images! Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	dennis gray says: Amazing- A true steel retread Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	shpandrak says: Cool photo, cool project... Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	Miss Hazel says: a shot that could never be duplicated. amazing. Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	imageshark says: priceless! Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	annick vanderschelden says: Miss a bit the details in the blacks and I wonder if you can see these in the original. Love the light around that huge wheel. Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	Kuby! says: Interesting how we have dropped craftmanship for economic reasons rather than quality! Today that wheel would be buried in the ground like everything else. Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	jdavis417 says: Title: Burning ring of fire. Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )
	hen power says: Holy moly. That is one amazing photo. Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )
	lokn4lovfmu51 says: holy moly.tickle my holey Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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Retiring a locomotive driver wheel in the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railway locomotive shops, Shopton, near Fort Madison, Iowa. The tire is heated by means of gas until it can be slipped over the wheel. Contraction on cooling will hold it firmly in p

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