Today in Wheeling History: November 27--J.J. Young, a railroad photographer and educator from Wheeling, passed away in Charleston, West Virginia (2004).
John J. "J.J." Young (1929-2004) was a celebrated railroad photographer who documented trains in and around Wheeling, West Virginia from the 1930s through the 1950s. Born at 977 McColloch Street in Wheeling's Goosetown neighborhood, he grew up surrounded by trains near the Tunnel Green viaduct. Young began photographing Wheeling's trains at age 5 and captured the last days of steam locomotives before their demise. Though later teaching photography in New York, Young returned often to Wheeling. His images preserve pivotal railroad history in Wheeling, including the people, places, and trains that made the city an industrial hub. Young received recognition as a West Virginia state hero for his prolific visual chronicle of his hometown's railroads.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/mrxfsh7m) (https://tinyurl.com/hm6hpt7n) (https://tinyurl.com/ywwmckt6)
Photo Credits: West Virginia Northern Community College, Wheeling WV; Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV
John J. "J.J." Young (1929-2004) was a celebrated railroad photographer who documented trains in and around Wheeling, West Virginia from the 1930s through the 1950s. Born at 977 McColloch Street in Wheeling's Goosetown neighborhood, he grew up surrounded by trains near the Tunnel Green viaduct. Young began photographing Wheeling's trains at age 5 and captured the last days of steam locomotives before their demise. Though later teaching photography in New York, Young returned often to Wheeling. His images preserve pivotal railroad history in Wheeling, including the people, places, and trains that made the city an industrial hub. Young received recognition as a West Virginia state hero for his prolific visual chronicle of his hometown's railroads.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/mrxfsh7m) (https://tinyurl.com/hm6hpt7n) (https://tinyurl.com/ywwmckt6)
Photo Credits: West Virginia Northern Community College, Wheeling WV; Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV
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