Postcard photo of Great Western locomotive #52 in an unnamed location. The photo was taken by noted railroad photographer en:Otto Perry. Perry earned his living as a mailman in Denver; photographing trains was a hobby he pursued for many years. Perry was also known to travel outside of the Denver area to photograph trains.
Like many other railfans who take photos, Perry had prints made up as postcards and used a ink stamp to identify their work as these photos were shared with others who also had a hobby of photographing trains.
Perry died in 1970, leaving his collection of train photos and negatives to the Denver Public Library.
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Not dated. Using the stamp box information, the "EKC" stamp box was used for Kodak between 1940 and 1950.
This photo is not online at the Denver Public Library. i have archved the links for eBay and the card as proof this was not obtained from the DPL, who has only been able to provide copies of Perry photos after his death in 1970.
The card has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.
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