Gen. W. W. Atterbury awards medals to brave R.R. Men

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Gen. W. W. Atterbury awards medals to brave R.R. Men

Item Info

Item No: pdch00058
Title: Gen. W. W. Atterbury awards medals to brave R.R. Men
Creation Date: 3/25/1931
Media Type: Glass Plate Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Image taken by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Charles T. Higgins.  Notes on the negative's envelope read: "Gen. W. W. Atterbury awards medals to brave R.R. Men, Mar. 25, 1931"

This is the caption from a March 26, 1931, Philadelphia Inquirer article, accompanying this photograph:  "PENNSY EMPLOYEES GET MEDALS FOR HEROIC SERVICE.  General W. W. Atterbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, awarded Heroic Service Medals to four employees yesterday.  Left to right:  Carl E. Stamets, of Columbus, Ohio; Albert G. Hine, of New York; Mike Sinew, of Chicago; J. W. Nichols, of St. Lewis, Mo., and General Atterbury." 


Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer