Circa 1914. “New York Central and Hudson River Railroad – wreck of NYC 1063. No note on location. 4-4-0 1063, ex Rutland 193, Schenectady 1889, to NYC & HRR 938 January 1913, to 1063. 2059 is in charge of the wreck derrick. 2059 4-6-0 ex Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain 337. Then Rutland 492, to 59 then NYC 2159, 2059.” 5x7 inch glass negative from the Louis A. Marre Rail Transportation Photograph Collection.
https://www.shorpy.com/node/27861
A word about Shorpy’s: it’s a long-time, ever-growing exhibit of quality photographs, primarily spanning… the late 1800’s to 1950’s, let’s say. Pretty fascinating focus on contemporary peoples in history, just a little before our times.
Browsing the photos, I frequently get an ‘oh, that’s so modern but also so antique’ feeling that kind of scratches a certain itch I didn’t know I had…
Also a terrific source of content to share here, with 9000+ high-quality photos in the collection(!)
What’s that guy up too? Spotting the train car as some prehistoric steam crane tries to lift it up?
He’s lifting with his knees, that’s OSHA approved.
Lesser-known fact: superheroes existed before the advent of gaily-covered tights.