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Should I use the definite article with a proper name of a particular workplace / institution, like in the example below, or is it correct to omit it in this case?
Workers servicing a steam engine locomotive at (the) Wolsztyn Steam Locomotives Depot
Both options seem correct to me, but I'm not sure. I know the definite article should be used with names of organizations, like "the United Nations", "the European Union" etc., but this is just a proper name of a particular workplace.
If the phrase you've mentioned in your post is part of a sentence, you should use the definite article. You don't need to use it, however, if your phrase is a headline or a photo caption.
If it's a photo caption, you can choose either option. It's a journalistic convention to leave articles out of headlines and captions just to keep them brief, but you can certainly still include them if you want to.
