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Collection: A - A Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 3673-00001
Title: James J. Hill on Great Northern steam engine William Crook
Date: 1908
Summary: ames J. Hill stands on the steps of the locomotive William Crooks and two other men stand behind him.||James J. Hill, known as the Empire Builder, was president of the Great Northern Railway. He often personally supervised the construction of tracks. In 1908, Hill (with straw hat and beard) posed on the engine of the train that he rode to oversee construction of tracks in Montana in 1887. The engine was known by the name William Crooks. The William Crooks was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of Minnesota. It was named for the chief engineer of the St. Paul and Pacific railway. It was constructed in 1861 and began passenger service in 1862. James J. Hill also used the William Crooks to pull his personal trains. The William Crooks is now on display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Red ID: PH_I_92472 Image ID: 47164 Image Notes: A3673-00001

Collection: A Digitized Images from Collection
Title: A Collection
Date: XX/XXXX

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Collection Summary
Collection: A - A Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 3673-00001
Title: James J. Hill on Great Northern steam engine William Crook
Date: 1908
Summary: ames J. Hill stands on the steps of the locomotive William Crooks and two other men stand behind him.||James J. Hill, known as the Empire Builder, was president of the Great Northern Railway. He often personally supervised the construction of tracks. In 1908, Hill (with straw hat and beard) posed on the engine of the train that he rode to oversee construction of tracks in Montana in 1887. The engine was known by the name William Crooks. The William Crooks was the first steam locomotive to operate in the state of Minnesota. It was named for the chief engineer of the St. Paul and Pacific railway. It was constructed in 1861 and began passenger service in 1862. James J. Hill also used the William Crooks to pull his personal trains. The William Crooks is now on display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Red ID: PH_I_92472 Image ID: 47165 Image Notes: A3673-00001-back

Collection: A Digitized Images from Collection
Title: A Collection
Date: XX/XXXX

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