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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
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Ben Gelman
Publisher
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Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
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Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
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Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
An Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith works on shaping a steam engine part.
Creator
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Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
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Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
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Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Blacksmith Elmer Loos
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, demonstrates how a piece of round iron is worked on the forge and on the anvil to form an eye. Gauging the temperature of the rod by eye, Loos removes it from the forced draft coal fire at the correct moment, starts a kink in it with his ballpeen hammer on the shoulder of the anvil, then quickly slides it down toward the point, working the comparatively soft metal around into the desired shape with accurate strokes of the hammer. The entire operation takes less than 30 seconds after the iron is removed from the forge. Loos has been working with the railroad for 35 years.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
An Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith cuts a metal part from an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad engine of with a cutting torch.
Creator
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Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
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Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
An Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith works on shaping a steam engine part.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
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Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
An Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith works on shaping a steam engine part.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
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Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Blacksmith Elmer Loos
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, demonstrates how a piece of round iron is worked on the forge and on the anvil to form an eye. Gauging the temperature of the rod by eye, Loos removes it from the forced draft coal fire at the correct moment, starts a kink in it with his ballpeen hammer on the shoulder of the anvil, then quickly slides it down toward the point, working the comparatively soft metal around into the desired shape with accurate strokes of the hammer. The entire operation takes less than 30 seconds after the iron is removed from the forge. Loos has been working with the railroad for 35 years.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Blacksmith Elmer Loos
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, demonstrates how a piece of round iron is worked on the forge and on the anvil to form an eye. Gauging the temperature of the rod by eye, Loos removes it from the forced draft coal fire at the correct moment, starts a kink in it with his ballpeen hammer on the shoulder of the anvil, then quickly slides it down toward the point, working the comparatively soft metal around into the desired shape with accurate strokes of the hammer. The entire operation takes less than 30 seconds after the iron is removed from the forge. Loos has been working with the railroad for 35 years.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
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Ben Gelman
Publisher
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Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
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Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
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Black and White Photograph
Language
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English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
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Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
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Blacksmith Elmer Loos
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, molds a red hot iron bar.
Creator
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Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmiths
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Two Illinois Central Railroad blacksmiths, Elmer Loos and his coworker,work together to mold a red hot iron bar.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan.
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Melanie Bilbrey, Matt Gorzalski, Ben Gelman
Description
An account of the resource
Ben Gelman (1920-2007) was a photographer for the Southern Illinoisan from 1956-1982 and later a public information specialist for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1982-1996. He captured these images depicting the final days of the Illinois Central Railroad’s operation of steam engines in Carbondale in early 1959. Gelman later used some of these photographs in a Southern Illinoisan feature article on the end of the steam engine era that appeared in the March 1, 1959 issue. By the spring of 1959 all but one shift of trains in the IC St. Louis division had been dieselized, and Gelman believed that “the last steam locomotive with any life in it will probably be gone from the area by April 1.” The IC was fully dieselized by the end of 1959.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Blacksmith Elmer Loos
Subject
The topic of the resource
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Blacksmiths
Description
An account of the resource
Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, molds a red hot iron bar.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ben Gelman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Black and White Photograph
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image