1956 Southern Pacific Railroad Vintage Photos Cecil S Hays Retirement RoseburgOR For Sale

Up for sale is a rare, original set of 4 5x7 vintage black-and-white photographs documenting a highly specific piece of regional railroad history: the July 28, 1956 retirement celebration for Engineer Cecil S. Hays in Roseburg, Oregon, featuring Southern Pacific locomotive #5221.The back of the photos contain neat, vintage handwritten ink notations detailing the location (Roseburg, Oregon), the exact date (July 28, 1956), and the names of the individuals pictured (\"Engr. Cecil S. Hays\", \"Otto Nelson, clerk\").