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HNWR093

FILES

HNWR093.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

HNWR093

Description

A school group lines up to board the Powhatan Arrow. The name of the train was the result of a contest conducted by N&W, wherein 140,000 entries were submitted. The winner of the $500 first place prize was an N&W retiree, Leonard A. Scott.

Creator

unknown

Source

Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris

Date

unknown

Contributor

Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

Digital tiff

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HNWR093

Citation

unknown, “HNWR093,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 22, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/HNWR093.