Mail pickup for C.B.&Q. Railroad at Wiggins, Colorado
Description
4.5 X 5 inch black and white photograph of the mail pickup arm with Olive Reed standing on it located at Wiggins, Colorado. Written on the bottom of the photograph: Mail for #6, 1911-1912 E.S.S. Opr.
Everett (or Everette) Samson Sutton, Jr. was born along the Burlington Line in Naponee, Nebraska, in 1893 and worked for the railroad for over 50 years, including a stint as station agent in Benkelman, Nebraska, starting in 1953. At the time this photograph was taken, Sutton was relief operator in Wiggins. This photograph was part of Sutton's collection and may have been taken by him.
Relation
High Plains Historical Society and Museum Railroad Collection
High Plains Historical Society and Museum
