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Almyra Weiss Eichlin photograph album, 1927
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eichlin, Almyra Weiss
- Title
- Almyra Weiss Eichlin photograph album
- Dates
- 1927 (inclusive)19271927
- Quantity
- 290 photographic prints in 1 album (1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH0438
- Summary
- Album of photographs documenting a trip by rail on the Kline Tour in private Pullman cars from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the Pacific Coast
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Almyra Weiss Eichlin, 1898-1994, born in Norwalk, Connecticut, was the granddaughter of Civil War Lieutenant Stephen Bogardus. Eichlin grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania and married late. Her husband to-be (James Eichlin) was on the 1927 trip described in the scrapbook.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The album documents a trip by rail on the Kline Tour in private Pullman cars from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the Pacific Coast. Images include the Canadian Rockies (Banff, Lake Louise); Alki Beach, Seattle; Longmire, Mt. Rainier, Paradise Inn; Columbia River; California (Shasta Springs, San Francisco, Muir Woods, Santa Barbara, Catalina, Los Angeles); Grand Canyon; Utah; Yellowstone; Colorado Springs; and scenes of a rodeo. The collection also includes 6 loose pictures from album, 2 brochures and baggage claim? from the trip, and 1 black and white photograph of a party of hikers on Mt. Rainier.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)