Mears Panama Railroad photograph collection, circa 1907-1912

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Mears
Title
Mears Panama Railroad photograph collection
Dates
circa 1907-1912 (inclusive)
Quantity
201 photographic prints
Collection Number
PH0108
Summary
Photographs of the construction and later relocation of the Panama Railroad, circa 1907-1912
Repository
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

Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

86 photographs of the Panama Railroad construction (1907-1910) including location sites, equipment and workers. Also included are 114 photographs of the relocation of the Panama Railroad including the Gold Hill Line (1910-) and others (1912-).

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

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Acquisition Information

No information.

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Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)