Gilbert E. Lame : Oldest railroad crossing tender (a position made obsolete by automatic crossing guards and now almost nonexistent), at the Newburyport Turnpike, retiring at the age of 80. Pictured with his stop sign. Nicknamed the "Jack-Knife Minister" for his accomplished whittling, which he would perform while giving talks for various organizations and groups such as the Boy Scouts.

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Title:
Gilbert E. Lame : Oldest railroad crossing tender (a position made obsolete by automatic crossing guards and now almost nonexistent), at the Newburyport Turnpike, retiring at the age of 80. Pictured with his stop sign. Nicknamed the "Jack-Knife Minister" for his accomplished whittling, which he would perform while giving talks for various organizations and groups such as the Boy Scouts.
Description:
From a series of images of "characters".
Photographer:
Blackington, Alton H.
Date:
[ca. 1940]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black-and-white negatives
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Alton H. Blackington Collection
Subjects:
Railroad crossing guards--Massachusetts--Photographs
Railroads--Employees--Massachusetts--Photographs
Lame, Gilbert E.
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 photograph ; 12.5 x 10 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph061-sl427-i001
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
West Peabody (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph061-sl427-i001