Ah! A book of childhood delights! One of the beautiful Penguin Books "Puffin Picture Books", this on the then strongly ‘boys’ pursuit of trains. First published during wartime austerity in 1941 this is a later reprint. The authors include W J Bassett-Lowke whose family had long involvement in model railway Read More →
Title: R.R.R. [Railway Refreshment Room] Central Station. General view of diners at tables. Dated: 03/07/1958 Digital ID: NRS21573_2_PR002947_c Series: NRS 21573 Glass plate and acetate negatives with ‘PR’ [Public Relations] prefix [State Rail] Rights: No known copyright restrictions http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-permissions We’d love to hear from you if you use our photos/documents. Read More →
This silver-gelatin print shows some of the 6,000 young men who left Toronto’s Union Station in 1923, headed for the Prairies to help out with the harvest for a daily wage. The station in the picture is the predecessor of the modern-day Union Station , however, which stood (1873-1927) just Read More →
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