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Norfolk and Western Railway, Freight Yards, Bluefield West Virginia/Virginia
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Norfolk and Western Railway, Freight Yards, Bluefield West Virginia/Virginia

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 12 inches (24.13 × 30.48 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 inches (27.76 × 35.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2015.18.119
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden 1974"; On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Copyright © 1974 David Plowden"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Norfolk + Western Rly. freight yards / Bluefield West Virginia/Virginia"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "374-1941-K-4 / 119 [circled]"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "861 / 80.0 / 121. / 80.3 / 80% [crossed out]"
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DescriptionImage of freight yard with trains, row of homes and power lines, and bridge barely visible amid fog.
Copyright© David Plowden
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