Lawton Gowey street railways photograph collection

Lawton Gowey street railways photograph collection, circa 1890-1975

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Gowey, Lawton
Title: Lawton Gowey street railways photograph collection
Dates: circa 1890-1975 (inclusive)
18901975
Quantity: 11,036 photographic prints (22 boxes)
Film negatives (12 boxes)
Nitrate negatives (1 box)
Collection Number: PH0209
Summary: Photographs of electric street railways in Washington, Oregon and elsewhere in the West and across the United States and Canada
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: The collection is open to the public.
Additional Reference Guides
Languages: English

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Collection consists of photographs and negatives primarily of electric street railways in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver B.C., Portland and elsewhere in the West and across the United States and Canada. Prints and negatives overlap, but some negatives are unprinted. Photographs are arranged by operating company; some steam railroads are also included. Railways in Washington and Oregon are listed in the following inventory. For states other than Washington and Oregon and for a list of negatives, see the written inventory available in the repository.

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Restrictions on Use

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

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Acquisition Information

Donor: Mrs. Lawton Gowey; received in 1985.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Lawton Gowey Papers (MSS Collection 3098)

BOX 3: OREGON
Albany Street Railway Co.
Capital City Railway Co. (Salem)
Citizens Light and Traction Co. (Salem)
City and Suburban Railway (Portland)
Eugene and Eastern Railway
Forest Grove Transportation Co.
Medford Traction Co.
Multnomah Street Railway (Portland)
Oregon Electric Railway
Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
Oregon Water Power and Railway Co.
Pacific Bridge Co. (Portland)
Pacific Power and Light (Astoria)
Portland and Vancouver Railway
Portland Cable Railway Co.
Portland Consolidated Street Railway
Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway Co.
Portland Railway
Portland Railway, Light and Power Co.

BOX 4: OREGON
Portland Traction Co.

BOX 5: OREGON
Portland Traction Co.

BOX 6: OREGON
Portland Traction Co.
Rogue River Valley Railroad
Salem Street Railroad
United Railways Co.
Waverly and Woodstock Electric Railway (Portland)
Willamette Bridge Railway (Portland)
Willamette Falls Electric Railway
Willamette Valley Railway Co.

BOX 9: WASHINGTON
Belt Line Electric Railway (Port Townsend)
Clarke County Transportation Co. (Vancouver)
Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad
Dundee Electric Railway (Port Townsend)
Fidelgo City and Anacortes Railway
First Avenue Cable Railway (Seattle)
Grant Street Electric Railway (Seattle)
Gray's Harbor Electric Railway amnd Light
Greenlake Electric Railway (Seattle)
Lewiston-Clarkson Transit Co.
Loyal Heights Railway Co. (Seattle)
Metro Transit (Seattle)
Neil Bros. Transportation Co. (Des Moines)
North Coast Transportation Co.
Pacific Northwest Transportation Co.

BOX 10: WASHINGTON
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Puget Sound International Railway, Light and Power Co. (Everett)
Puget Sound Power and Light Co. (Seattle?)
Puget Sound Power and Light Co. (Olympia)

BOX 11: WASHINGTON
Seattle and Rainier Valley Railway
Seattle Central Railway Co.
Seattle City Railway Co.
Seattle Electric Co.
Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Seattle Municipal Railway

BOXES 12-17: WASHINGTON
Seattle Municipal Railway

BOX 18: WASHINGTON
Seattle Municipal Railway
Seattle Municipal Railway Miscellaneous
Seattle Street Railway Co.
Seattle Traction Co.
Seattle Transit System

BOX 19: Washington
Skagit River Railway
South Seattle Cable Railway
Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and Palouse Railway Co.

BOX 20: WASHINGTON
Spokane, Portland and Seattle RR
Spokane Traction Co.
Spokane United Railways
Tacoma Municipal Beltline
Tacoma Railway and Power Co.

BOX 21: WASHINGTON
Third Street and Suburban Railway Co.
Twin City Railroad Co.
Union Trunk Line (Seattle)
Walla Walla Valley Railway Co.
Washington Water Power Co.
Waterfront Streetcar (Seattle)
West Seattle Municipal Railway
West Street and North End Electric Railway
Willapa Harbor Electric Railway Co.
Woodland Park electric Railway Co.
Yakima Interurban Trolley Lines
Yakima Valley Transportation Co.

BOX 22 : WASHINGTON
Seattle Jitney Operation
Car barns - Fremont
Georgetown Shops
James Street Power House Jefferson
Madison Street Power House
Massachusetts Avenue
North Seattle
Olive Street
Pine Street
Third Avenue West
Yesler Way

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