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- 1948-12-22
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
John R. Keizer is a yardmaster for Northern Pacific Railway Company; John's job is to route the railroad cars through the yard, he has been doing this for forty years. John was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin and moved to Tacoma many years ago; he has two sons, William and Fred, who also work for Northern Pacific. View of son Forest (Bill) Keizer (aboard train) and John R. Keizer (right), yardmaster for Northern Pacific Railway Company, photo taken for the Sunday Tacoma Times 25 Year Club (T. Times, 12/26/48, p. 27). (Additional identification provided by a reader)
Railroads--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad cars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Railroad switching--Tacoma; Railroad employees; Keizer, John R.; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma);