Very nice Andrew. You need to find a 48 star flag and do it again!
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Sweet Photo. Is that detail the number of stars on the American flag?
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| Posted by NP2626 on October 10, 2006 | |
The number of stars on the flag!
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There's a few too many stars on the flag would be my guess. A wonderful photograph, Andrew - thanks for posting.
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I count 50 stars in the flag, or perhaps it's the light bulb?
Excellent image - nicely composed.
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| Posted by Andrew Blaszczyk (2) on October 10, 2006 | |
Thanks for the comments guys! There are some pretty intelligent folks out there as I wasn't able to stump you. ;-) The flag is exactly what gives away the date. As of 1916 there were 48 states admitted and the flag contained 48 stars. As far as I know EBT locomotives were built with light bulbs included in the cabs albeit less modern than the current one(s).
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Another way to tell it wasn't 1916 is the fact that there is a white running board showing and the EBT engines were all black in freight service.
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