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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6148  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Railroading Under the Wires
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6148 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Railroading Under the Wires

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1970
MediumDrawing; blue ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in. (34.9 x 27.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a catenary system with numerous electrical wires powering multiple railroad tracks, with two trains in the distance. There are five orange signals on the tracks. In the background on the left is a building, and on the right is what appears to be a station platform.
Object number2012.284.6148
InscribedRecto, bottom left, handwritten in blue ink: "3/18/70"

Bottom left, handwritten in blue ink: "RAILROADING / UNDER THE WIRES"
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