Loading Up the Trolleys on Pitch Lake Railway

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Date

2010-01-18T13:21:38Z

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Publisher

The Bonanza. Smith Bros., and Co., Port of Spain

Abstract

Here is a picture circa 1910 of blue collar workers digging and loading pitch onto railroad carts and trolleys at the Pitch Lake in La Brea. This pitch will later be loaded on to ships via an aerial tramway at Brighton Pier and exported afar.

Description

Colour: Green, Yellow, Red, Brown and Blue Hues; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, Divided
Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw.

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Trinidad and Tobago, Postcards, Blue collar workers--Trinidad and Tobago, Working class--Trinidad and Tobago, Asphalt industry--Trinidad and Tobago, Carriages and carts--Trinidad and Tobago, Cities and towns--Trinidad and Tobago--La Brea, Railroads--Trinidad and Tobago, Pitch

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https://hdl.handle.net/2139/5526

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Michael Goldberg Collection