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- Railroad Workmen at Jake's Oil Shanty, East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895 - Nine railroaders posed with some of their tools for this scene captured at East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895. Altoona was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works -- its main locomotive and car shops -- and was a classic railroad town heavily dependent on rail-related jobs. At its peak in the 1920s, the Altoona Works employed 15,000 of the city's 60,000 residents.
- circa 1895
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Railroad Workmen at Jake's Oil Shanty, East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895
Nine railroaders posed with some of their tools for this scene captured at East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895. Altoona was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works -- its main locomotive and car shops -- and was a classic railroad town heavily dependent on rail-related jobs. At its peak in the 1920s, the Altoona Works employed 15,000 of the city's 60,000 residents.