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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
3/12/2026
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/11/1938 - 8/11/1938
Album Info:Here are eight original B&W photos depicting yard and dock operations in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. The photographer is not identified. Locomotive road numbers are provided when available. I purchased all of these photos in a single eBay auction conducted by "OhioLicense" on 14 November 2025.
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Cleveland Yard Operations, #1 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Yard Operations, #1 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Locomotive Ready Tracks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Prominent here are several unidentified steam locomotives poised for further assignment. (#1 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/21/2025 10:08:13 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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Cleveland Yard Operations, #2 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Yard Operations, #2 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Locomotive Ready Tracks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7472, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8A during May of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-10S in February of 1916, and retired in May of 1951 after 41 years of faithful service. Wave to the Engineman! (#2 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/21/2025 10:08:34 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7472(2-8-0)
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Cleveland Yard Operations, #3 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Yard Operations, #3 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Locomotive Ready Tracks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Partially visible here is the tender's deck of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7472, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8A during May of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-10S in February of 1916, and retired in May of 1951 after 41 years of faithful service. "Fill 'er up, Mack!" (#3 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/21/2025 10:08:56 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7472(2-8-0)
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Cleveland Yard Operations, #4 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Yard Operations, #4 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Locomotive Ready Tracks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Prominent here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "I" Class (2-10-0) "Decapod" steam locomotive on its way to Cleveland's Ore Docks. (#4 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/22/2025 4:23:16 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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Cleveland Dock Operations, #1 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Dock Operations, #1 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ore Docks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Prominent in the distance are two of the Dock's Hulett Cranes. At the left, a ship carrying iron ore is being unloaded via another Crane's clam-shell bucket. (#5 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/22/2025 4:48:48 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Cleveland Dock Operations, #2 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Dock Operations, #2 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ore Docks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Prominent in the distance are two of the Dock's Hulett Cranes. At the left, a ship carrying iron ore is being unloaded via another Crane's clam-shell bucket. (#6 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/22/2025 5:29:34 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Cleveland Dock Operations, #3 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Dock Operations, #3 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ore Docks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. Prominent here are two of the Dock's Hulett Cranes in the process of unloading iron ore from the SS Joseph H. Frantz, the flagship of Cleveland's Columbia Steamship Company. (#7 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/22/2025 5:29:51 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Cleveland Dock Operations, #4 of 4, c. 1938
Title:  Cleveland Dock Operations, #4 of 4, c. 1938
Description:  Cleveland. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ore Docks in Cleveland, Ohio, c. 1938. This is a view of the railroad tracks located underneath two of the Dock's Hulett Cranes. (#8 of 8)
Photo Date:  8/11/1938  Upload Date: 11/22/2025 4:24:01 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Track
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