https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/13004/archive/files/9ec2c99c900a57cf0d4333720872c268.jpg?Expires=1774483200&Signature=QH8MX4p-Eal67mim6BTWrwOq%7EyD%7EXLj3iW6SZ%7EgVMKWKOm3C%7ENOuJP0lYPzgGG4tFFqlcYMo7Jo8lEa3lE8h8hXwraAoQ9IdjCMkDGAxfiJB6UARylHqHmZjdvDJo2-ROB5YwgJl0OM7TPqloZGGYk-RznD4NUmh69DXee%7EChoBsMmihhEL0P7QILYBS%7EnpYplKASFYbcOHAN8Fxsk0E%7EYbfWo5SRG7QDrYyBlx6ZIWUIE%7EYa9SAXYq7LlhCJfR0cJr1tnfgKNGpRKYMqKTtpfPRfK51KFedeFWE-xcy99vnbyRHn3BF-Yp77EGUM%7EnZSKjbj4Rlyvcn11EDu9jr3w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8682c3bd43b16945135cb964750a3add 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 Railroad Crossing Subject The topic of the resource Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Railroad cars Description An account of the resource An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine approaches a railroad crossing at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois. 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