Still on the Payroll in 1935

Description

The Great Depression scourges the U.S. but in Richmond, Ind., beside the bicycle factory, Pennsylvania K2s Pacific 5107 fireman and crossing watchman congratulate each other on their employment as the aging 4-6-2 (Juniata 1911) with the fortress gate of a trailing truck departs for Columbus, OH., 112.2 miles, with the afternoon all-stops local via Dayton. Unemployment that year: 20.1 per cent.

lithograph (22″ x 16″)