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Monon Employees Past - Present and MRHTS Members Past - Present => Monon Employees Photo's and Stories => Topic started by: Tom Kepshire on July 09, 2012, 05:59:39 pm

Title: 1906 Section Gang
Post by: Tom Kepshire on July 09, 2012, 05:59:39 pm

Here is a photo of a Monon section gang taken at Cataract in 1906. The third man from the right is W.H. Smith. The photo was sent to me by his Grandson, Chuck Smith. No others people were identified. Anyone recognize anyone?

Title: Re: 1906 Section Gang
Post by: Ken Weller on July 09, 2012, 06:35:08 pm

Could you check w the grandson, and see if this (see below) is the same person as his grandfather W H Smith?  Thanks - Ken W.

Smith   William   H   Dick   ? at Clay City?      b. 1878?; d. 12/10/50   resident of Clay City

Title: Re: 1906 Section Gang
Post by: Tom Kepshire on July 09, 2012, 07:39:46 pm

I will check Ken. By the way, if memory serves me correct, the I&L branch did not start operations until 1907. If theis picture is circa 1906, this was part of the construction. That would explain the massive stacks of what look lie ties in the photo.

Title: Re: 1906 Section Gang
Post by: Pete Pedigo on July 10, 2012, 08:13:57 am

Ties to the left maybe, but those stacks to the are right dimensional wood for building structures like depots, sheds etc.