Month: March 2022
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Weather Effects: 2022 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program
[tabby title=”Theme”]Theme: Weather Effects Predawn Pikes Peak State Park, Iowa 2017. Photograph by Todd Halamka. The 2022 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program theme is Weather Effects. When one takes a moment to think about what it takes to run a railroad anywhere in the world, chances are in one form or another,…
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Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, presented by Bon French
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, October 4 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, demonstrates that the railroad industry—like ethnic, religious, and neighborhood enclaves—fostered its own communities and networks. Through the stories of the lives of the men and women of…
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Railroads and the Moving Image
For as long as people have been making motion pictures, they’ve been recording railroads. Just a few years after the invention of the first motion picture camera, French brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière produced one of the first commercial films in the world, The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station—it featured a train…
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Fall 2021: Awards, Videography, Harwood, Chicago
$7.95 Our Fall 2021 issue brings you an autumn-themed gallery of recent highlights from our collections processing efforts, including Jim McClellan’s cover photograph from the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Inside, feature articles spotlight our 2021 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Award Winners, showcase Herb Harwood’s photography, embark on a tour of “The Railroad and…
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The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, panel discussion
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube The Center for Railroad Photography and Art’s upcoming publication, The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, was made possible by the collaborative efforts of a team of thirty contemporary and historical…
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The Railroad and the Art of Place: Photographs by David Kahler, exhibition opening event
Friday, September 10, 2021 / 6-8:30 pm (CDT)Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee School of Engineering1000 North Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 The Center for Railroad Photography and Art, in collaboration with the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is proud to present The Railroad and the Art of Place: Photographs by David Kahler, an exhibition opening…
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Amtrak’s Evolving Image
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, August 24 at 4:30 p.m. (CT) Now Available on YouTube Amtrak Brand Communications Manager Matt Donnelly joins the Center for Railroad Photography & Art to discuss the development of Amtrak’s brand over the last 50 years. Donnelly will…
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Summer 2021: Los Angeles River, Pentrex, Malo
$7.95 Three fabulous feature articles form the backbone of our Summer 2021 issue. Take a deep look at railroading along the Los Angeles River with Elrond Lawrence in the cover story, the latest in our “Art of Place” series. If you grew up watching Pentrex railroad videos (or just enjoy a well-told tale of the…
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The Sun Always Sets in the East and West, Yoichi Uzeki
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, July 12 at 4:30 PM (CT) Now Available on YouTube Yoichi Uzeki returns to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s summer programming series following his acclaimed presentation at Virtual Conversations 2021, our most recent online conference. Yoichi…