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Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz

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Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz taken in 1926. Joe Swantz, hostler and former foreman of roundhouse laborers, started with the Wabash R.R. in 1876 and retired in 1927 after 51 years of service. He was still on the job when he was…

Tags: 1876, 1926, 1927, 1933, biography, Decatur IL, employees, Foreman, Herald and Review, Joseph Swantz, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Roundhouse, Seitz, Seitz Photography, Swantz, Wabash, Wabash R.R.