File:Opening of new Cascade Tunnel 1929.JPG

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English: Photo of W.E. Conroy (left) and C.O. Jenks with other officials opening the Great Northern Railway's new Cascade Tunnel on January 12, 1929. Central individuals probably include L to R; Chas. F. Folliett, J. M. O'Neill, W. E. Conroy, C. O. Jenks, J. R. W. Davis, Col. Frederick Mears (rightmost, in engineer boots, hand in pocket).
Date Date stamp of 13 January 1929
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Believed to be a Lee Pickett photo. Pickett was the official photographer of the Great Northern and did extensive photo documentation for the railroad of the tunnel construction. Similar photos with the same persons opening the gate by Pickett is seen here and here from University of Washington's Lee Pickett collection and in this Commons file File:Great Northern Railway and A. Guthrie Co. officials at the entrance to the Cascade Tunnel, the longest tunnel in America (7.8 miles).jpg.

The University has uploaded some of the Pickett collection to Flickr with no known copyright restrictions tags. File:First train through new Cascade Tunnel 1929.jpg File:Last shovel gang in the Cascade Tunnel.jpg File:Great Northern Railway and A. Guthrie Co. officials at the entrance to the Cascade Tunnel, the longest tunnel in America (7.8 miles).jpg
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