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Title

[Icing a Fruit Growers Express refrigerator car]

Date

[19--]

Description

1 photographic print ; 9-1/2 x 6 in.

Subject(s)

Fruit Growers Express Company (3), Railroad refrigerator cars (17)

Photographic prints (633)

Summary

Loading ice into the top compartment of a refrigerator car. The "reefer" was basically an insulated box car with ice compartments called "bunkers" at both ends. Corner roof hatches permitted checking or replenishing the ice supply.

Owning
Institution

California State Railroad Museum Library

Copyright

©CSRM Library

Filing
Location

PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Other
Formats

CSRM Negative 248

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