Rock Island Railroad Locomotive 5118 Vintage Photo Chicago Rock Island & Pacific for Sale

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Rock Island Railroad Locomotive 5118 Vintage Photo Chicago Rock Island & Pacific For Sale

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Rock Island Railroad Locomotive 5118 Vintage Photo Chicago Rock Island & Pacific:
$6.95

ROBERT GRAHAM COLLECTION

HISTORY &INFORMATION OF THE ROBERT GRAHAM COLLECTION

Robert Graham was bornin 1908 in Stillwater Township, Minnesota. Robert married Margaret Thereau and theylived in Grant Township near Stillwater, MN until his death in 1981. Robert wasa bridge architect, but his passion was trains, specifically locomotives.Riding a motorcycle, he and Margaret traveled across the country takingpictures of train locomotives. At home, he developed his photos in his basementdark room and systematically filed them in albums. Upon Robert’s death in 1981,Margaret gave this collection of photos to Myron Gilbertson who was a long-timeneighbor, friend, and fellow train enthusiast. Robert Graham was well known inthe Upper Midwest, and around the country for his model railroading and waspublished in several magazines. Gilbertson proudly kept and stored thiscollection until his death in 2012. At this time, his wife, Kate Gilbertson,retained ownership and kept it in her possession until August 1, 2018, at whichtime we, Jonah\'s Online Sales, purchased the entire collection to be broken upand offered on along with spreading the word about this collection ofhistory.

At the time of purchase,we requested Kate Gilbertson write a short note with this historicalinformation, which she gladly did with her signature. The last photo shows this card for authentication purposes and you are welcome to print a copy to retain with your records if you choose to purchase this photo. Within this collectionare several Real Photo Postcards RPPC that we will also be offering for sale.Robert Graham also collected photos from other photographers along the way.These are also in the collection. Most are marked on the back with the name ofthe photographer.

This is a very largecollection. All the photoswere kept in extreme organized manner. The collection has been stored in a temperature-controlledenvironment. They do not have musty or smoky smells. The photos were notexposed to sunlight causing discoloration. The photos were not taped or glued,and nor did they have any plastic film on them which may have had acid. Thephotos are/were in paper pages with open corners to insert the photos. To find out more informationabout RobertGraham, an internet search can be done.

ITEM:Rock Island Railroad Locomotive 5118 Vintage Photo
SIZE: about 2.75 x 4.5 inches
CONDITION: Most of this collection will be found ingood-very good condition, minimal wear, light corner/edge wear including mild indentsfrom being in a display book, good gloss, back as seen, some may have imperfectionsfrom the film processing, collection was stored in a climate control area freeof smoke/sunlight/animals.GUARANTEE: we attempt to photograph all aspects of each item and describe any issues to the best of our ability, please ask if you have concerns prior to offerding or purchase, we understand that sometimes there can be issues so please email or call us with any problems once received, we offer a 30 day money back guarantee on any item as long as it is received in original condition
SHIPPING: calculated shipping via USPS, we do combine shipping on additional purchases
WE DO NOT CLOSE sales EARLY!! so offer on our sales with confidence until the very end
JONAH\'S ONLINE SALES: selling on since 2001