George Alfred Greenslade was born on October 18, 1864 in Bishops Nympton, county of Devon, England.
He died on July 6, 1947 in Salisbury, Maryland.
About These Photographs
These photographs were taken about 1911, when George Alfred Greenslade was working on the Madeira-Mamoré Railway in Brazil. It is not known who took the photos, although the notations that appear on the back of some of the photos are believed to have been made by George Alfred Greenslade.
Click on a photo to view an enlarged version.Gallery 2
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Wild Indians of Brazil."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Steel bridge across Jocy-Parau Rio, on M&M RR in Brazil. Camp 18."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Engine on M&M RR Brazil. This is my engine at present on work train at Camp 18."
The second figure from the right may be George Alfred Greenslae.
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Inaugural train on M&M RR Brazil."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "The skin of a snake 24 feet and seven inches long. Killed near Porto Velho Brazil on M&M RR."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Ant Bear killed in camp Madeira Rio - M&M RR Brazil."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Wreck of a work train on M&M RR Brazil. Supt. Greenslade in foreground."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Conductors quarters at Porto Velho on M&M RR Brazil."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Fresh meat in camp on M&M RR. Wild hog."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Office cars at front of M&M RR Brazil."
A notation on the back of the photograph reads as follows: "Ocean steamer at Porto Velho on Madeira Rio. Eighteen hundred miles from the ocean."
