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Metadata
Object Name |
Sign |
Donor |
Immanuel Lutheran Church |
Description |
Notice board or sign. Consists of large rectangular black canvas with a thin strip of wood at the top and another at the bottom. At the top center is a nail with a string, and at the two outer ends of the top board are wires, all for hanging. The canvas reads in white lettering - wax? - as follows: "North Bound South Bound Poplar on time Elk Horn late Fiscus on time Rorbeck any Manning tomorrow time" There are two columns - one for "North Bound" and one for "South Bound". The lettering is visible on back, with the surface actually sinking in or pushing out toward the front. |
Dimensions |
W-39.25 L-60.125 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Used By |
Atlantic Northern Railroad |
Material |
canvas/wood/metal/string |
Search Terms |
Sign Atlantic Northern Railroad Kimballton, Iowa Elk Horn, Iowa Poplar, Iowa Rorbeck, Iowa Manning, Iowa Fiscus, Iowa |
Provenance |
The notice board/sign was from the Atlantic Northern Railroad, which ran through Kimballton and Elk Horn. Given that Kimballton is not listed as one of the destinations and that the donor was in Kimballton, it is likely that this sign was used at the Kimballton depot. |
Date Received by Museum |
1989 |
Images |
271\1989052002.JPG |
Accession number |
1989.052 |
Object Identification Number |
1989.052.002 |