Rail Yard, New Orleans, Louisiana

c. 1945

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

This is a photograph of two freight train cars at a rail yard with industrial silos in the background. The image is black and white, capturing a railway scene with a focus on two boxcars labeled "Burlington" and "Way of the Zephyrs." The side of one car shows it is part of the Burlington Route. In the foreground, there are railway tracks with gravel and scattered old, rusted metal sheets and other disused equipment. Large industrial silos are visible in the background, along with what appears to be a metal structure framing the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neelon Crawford

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 × 31.6 cm (8 11/16 × 12 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.2 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.167.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Neelan Crawford, artist's son, Crowheart, WY; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: Ralston Crawford RC R45-73-25 N.O. La.; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: RALSTON CRAWFORD ESTATE RCE#P 14464 NC

Wikidata ID

Q64158900

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