Re: Late 30's Durango pic??
| March 31, 2018 08:49PM |
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Russo Loco Wrote:
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> William, Mike et al -
>
> After looking at the photo again, I'm now leaning
> more toward a colorized B&W from before 1940-41,
> as the the blue of the sky, the orange of the
> reefers, and the brownish dirt/ballast mix in the
> foreground are each very, very uniform —
> especially the orange car sides, which show no
> variation whatsoever from board to board or car to
> car.
>
> - Roosso
Well Russo, the Artist was sure nice to include the overspray along the edge of the Ties.
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> William, Mike et al -
>
> After looking at the photo again, I'm now leaning
> more toward a colorized B&W from before 1940-41,
> as the the blue of the sky, the orange of the
> reefers, and the brownish dirt/ballast mix in the
> foreground are each very, very uniform —
> especially the orange car sides, which show no
> variation whatsoever from board to board or car to
> car.
>
> - Roosso
Well Russo, the Artist was sure nice to include the overspray along the edge of the Ties.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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