Transportation -- Railroads subject file photograph collection, circa 1870-circa 1950

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections
Title
Transportation -- Railroads subject file photograph collection
Dates
circa 1870-circa 1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
143 photographic prints; 1 glass plate negative (1 box, 2 oversize folders) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH1297
Summary
Photographs of railroads, primarily in the United States including some images of the Northern Pacific Railway Company by F. Jay Haynes
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Contains photographs of railroads, primarily in the United States. Some images of the Northern Pacific Railway Company are by F. Jay Haynes.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format

Restrictions on Use

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Photographs are grouped in folders according to the railroad name. Folders are in alphabetical order within box.

Processing Note

Removed from subject file drawers and boxed, 2014.

Preliminary processing by Elizabeth Russell, December 2014.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description
Box
1 Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad
1 photograph
1 Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
1 photograph
1 Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad
1 photograph
A. A. Denny locomotive. Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad established as Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad. Acquired C&PSR name after extension to Black Diamond.
1 Grays Harbor Railway
6 photographs
1 Great Northern Railroad
17 photographs
1 Hartford Eastern Railway
7 photographs
1 Lake Washington Belt Line
1 photograph
This is only a possible identification of this railroad.
1 Milwaukee Road
35 photographs
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
box:oversize
XC2 Milwaukee Road
1 oversized photograph
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Photograph is in two pieces.
Box
1 New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
1 photograph
1 Northern Pacific Railroad
35 photographs
Some images are by Frank Jay Haynes.
1 Oregon Steam Navigation Company
1 photograph
1 Puget Sound Electric Railway
1 photograph
1 Rogue River Railway
1 photograph
1 Santa Fe Railway
4 photographs
1 Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad
7 photographs
box:oversize
XH3 Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad
1 oversized photograph
Box
1 Southern Pacific Railroad
2 photographs
1 Union Pacific Railroad
15 photographs
1 Unidentified railroads
3 photographs (1 glass plate negative)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Railroads--Northwest, Pacific--Photographs
  • Railroads--United States--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad Company--Photographs
  • Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad--Photographs
  • Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad--Photographs
  • Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad--Photographs
  • Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad--Photographs
  • Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921 (photographer)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)