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Goodbye Mr. Holly
by: Mr. Rexford Price

Mr. Price was a Water Plant Engineman employed by the Cincinnati Water Works, from 1918 to 1955, and was working at Main Station at the time of conversion from steam to electric. The engines ran from 10-6-1906 to 12-2-1952.

The art work is by Charlie Thomas, who was employed at the CWW as an oiler at the Tennyson Station.  As Paul Kraus recalls, a current employee of GCWW, Mr. Thomas was a thin man that ate constantly but never sat down to eat. He was a commercial artist prior to entering the service during WW II, and the only crash survivor of a B-25. In addition, Mr. Kraus recalls as the Holiday season approached, every office window at Tennyson Station was painted by with beautiful Holiday theme art work They were always sad to see the amazing art work washed from the windows after the first of the year.

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