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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877


 

  1. Denny's Curve, Opposite 33rd St.
  2. Opposite 32nd and 31st Sts.
  3. Opposite 30th and 31st Sts.
  4. Opposite 29th and 31st Sts.
  5. Hill Side, Opposite 28th St.where citizens were shot
  6. 28th St and Upper Round House, citizens shot here
  7. Interiors of Upper Round House
  8. Interiors of Upper Round House
  9. Interiors of Upper Round House
  10. Lower Round House where troops were beseiged
  11. Looking Down Liberty Ave. from 27th St., most of the fighting was done here Sat. night
  12. Views of Machine shop, opposite 27th St, burining cars run in front of this to burn the Round House
  13. Views of Machine shop, opposite 27th St, burining cars run in front of this to burn the Round House
  14. Looking up 26th St. showing gate where the Gatling Guns were placed
  15. Yard Occupied by troops, between Round House and Point Shop
  16. Interior of lower Round House where troops were beseiged
  17. Interior of lower Round House where troops were beseiged
  18. Interior of lower Round House where troops were beseiged
  19. Interior of Paint Shop
  20. Exterior and Interior of Carpenter Shop showing retreat of troops
  21. Looking up the track, opposite 25th St.
  22. Opposite 24th St, looking up towards Carpenter Shop
  23. Opposite 23rd St, looking up towards Carpenter Shop
  24. Opposite 23rd St, looking up the track, Transfer Depot
  25. Opposite 21st St, looking up the track, Water Tank
  26. Opposite 20th St, looking up the track, Water Tank
  27. Opposite 17th St, looking up the track, to 20th
  28. Opposite 16th St, looking up the track
  29. Opposite 15th St, looking up the track
  30. Opposite 14th St, looking up the track
  31. Opposite 13th St, looking up the track
  32. Opposite 13th St, looking down the track, switches connecting with Pan Handle RR
  33. Rear of Union Depot extended to this point
  34. Opposite 12th St, looking up ruins of passenger cars in Union Depot
  35. Rear of Union Depot, with ruins of Genrl Supt Gardiner's Palace Car in the foreground
  36. Union Depot, from 11th St, looking up
  37. Elevator, cor. Liberty and Grant Sts., Pan Handle Machine Shop in the rear
  38. From pan handle RR showing Washington St Bridge, Elevator, and Union Depot
  39. Pan Handle Tunnel and rear of Office
  40. Pan Handle RR Office on 7th Avenue, fire ended here
  41. Cannon shot fired through stove pipe into locomotive, near sand box
  42. Interior of Upper Round House