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This black and white photograph shows onions being loaded from a nearby field in Glendale, Arizona, into an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Conditionaire car. The orange covered insulated hopper, with its mechanical temperature control, ships a variety of perishable products across the country.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: Between 1969 and 1970
Item Number: 307513
Call Number: ATSF Series 1, #4.184
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307513
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Onions
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Rolling stock - Covered hoppers
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1960s - 1969
Date - 1970s - 1970
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Other States - Arizona
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Rolling stock - Covered hoppers
Type of Material - Photographs
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