This IS historical America. Prairie transformed into endless wheat fields, a railroad with a steam train (what kind, PP?), and telegraph poles. Today, we still have the wheat, but no trains and the telegraph poles, rotten at the bottom, are falling down with their green glass insulators. Many prairie flower species only survive along old railroads, road sides, or in unkept grave yards; places that have become refugia from mass market agriculture.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Stamp of the Day: Rural, historical landscape in America
This IS historical America. Prairie transformed into endless wheat fields, a railroad with a steam train (what kind, PP?), and telegraph poles. Today, we still have the wheat, but no trains and the telegraph poles, rotten at the bottom, are falling down with their green glass insulators. Many prairie flower species only survive along old railroads, road sides, or in unkept grave yards; places that have become refugia from mass market agriculture.
Loco is the standard engine that "conquered" America, the " American" a 4-4-0. The name was used world round by the way. Not invented here but used extensively. Was made up thru the 1930's at least. One of my fav engines is an American: and now I can't find a link....
ReplyDeleteThe locomotive looks like the kinds that were in all old Wild West movies, with 'cow catcher' on the front.
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