African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Item Overview

Title

African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

July 3, 1947

Date

1947-07-03

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of an African-American porter standing on the platform at the Klamath Falls railroad station. The platform enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches into the distance on an angle from left to center. In the near distance, right-of-center, a porter stands along the edge of the platform with his back to the camera. To the left of him, a man pulls a cart along the platform, towards camera. Structures and utility poles line the far left side of the platform. A train sits on the tracks to the right of the platform. Five punched holes line the right edge.
According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2322. Color. Banff trip June 1947. Klamath Falls July 3, 1947. 1. The platform and colored porter 2. Lumber mill on edge of Klamath Lake

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Oregon--Klamath Falls

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American railroad employees--Oregon--Klamath Falls
Railroad porters--Oregon--Klamath Falls
Railroads--Oregon--Klamath Falls
Railroad stations--Oregon--Klamath Falls