![[Item #89628] The Floods of July, 1916: How the Southern Railway Organizations Met an Emergency. Fairfax HARRISON, introduction.](https://lornebair.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/89628.jpg?auto=webp&v=1784852348)
The Floods of July, 1916: How the Southern Railway Organizations Met an Emergency
[Washington, D.C]: Southern Railway Company, 1917. First Edition. Two T.L.s, T.n.s, and telegram adhered to front pastedown from R.E. Simpson to J.S. Walker. Quarto (30.5cm); black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; 129pp; black-and-white photographic halftone illustrations throughout, with fold-out map illustration. Inked ownership of J.S. Walker Jr., of the Winston-Salem division, to front endpaper. Paper slip "with Mr. Fairfax Harrison's compliments" tipped in at title page. Light shelf-wear and -soil, with very occasional pencilled marginal markings; Very Good.
Letters from R.E. Simpson, General Superintendent of the Northern District, to J.S. Walker and telegram ordering to report in Greensboro on the first train. Flood damage was repaired in 12 days, and Simpson provided a speech and dinner for the men. Collection of photographs of flood damage and repairs, with sections on equipment and materials, a list of leading men, and selections from newspapers. [89628].
Price: $250.00
