Harry P. Dodge railroad films and slides

Harry P. Dodge railroad films and slides 1957-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Dodge, Harry P.
Title: Harry P. Dodge railroad films and slides 1957-1980 ( inclusive)
Quantity: 19.03 cubic ft. (22 boxes)
Collection Number: 12751
Summary: Harry P. Dodge was a train and railroad enthusiast. Collection contains color slides, motion picture film, and scrapbooks Dodge created regarding railroads in the United States and around the world.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Harry P. Dodge was a train and railroad enthusiast who filmed and photographed trains around the world.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains color slides, motion picture film, and scrapbooks of train engines and railroads in the United States and around the world.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Harry P. Dodge at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Andrew R. Dodge from 2020-2021.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in December 2020 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in September 2022.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Slides (35mm color)Return to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
	Africa:
Box
2	Africa	1969-1970
1	East Africa	undated
3	North Africa	undated
1	South Africa	undated
4	Around the World	undated
	Asia:
Box
3	China	1980
7	India	undated
2	Japan	undated
6	Pacific	undated
Box
6	Borneo	undated
6	Hawaii	undated
6	Hong Kong	undated
6	Indonesia	undated
6	Malaysia	undated
6	Philippines	undated
6	Singapore	undated
6	Thailand	undated
7	Electric traction	undated
	Europe:
Box
2	Europe	1968
5	Austria	undated
1	Belgium	undated
7 and 9	Britain	undated
Box
7	Scotland	undated
7	Isle of Man	undated
3	Czechoslovakia	undated
4	Denmark	undated
4	Finland	undated
2 and 4	France	1968
1	Germany	undated
Box
3	East Germany	undated
3	Greece	undated
4	Holland	undated
3	Hungary	undated
3	Italy	undated
5	Liechtenstein	undated
5	Luxembourg	undated
4	Norway	undated
9	Poland	undated
2, 5	Portugal	1968
9	Romania	undated
9	Russia	undated
Box
4	Siberia	1971
2, 5	Spain	1968
4	Sweden	undated
9	Switzerland	undated
5	Switzerland and Austria winter trip	undated
1	Yugoslavia	undated
6	Excursions	undated
7	History battles	undated
8	Industrial logging	undated
	Middle East:
Box
1	Lebanon	undated
3	Iran	undated
1	Turkey	undated
8	Miscellaneous	undated
5	Museum tourists	undated
	North America:
Box
9	Canada	undated
6	Guatemala	undated
6	Mexico	undated
5	Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador	undated
	United States
Box
4	United States	undated
2	Colorado - D&RGW and RGS	undated
7	Mid-Atlantic R.R.	undated
9	Mid-Atlantic States	undated
8	Midwest railways	undated
5	New England Winter	undated
4	Northeast	undated
5	Northeastern Railway	undated
3	Southeast Railway	undated
6	Southeast United States	undated
8	Western States	undated
1	West Indies	undated
	Oceania:
Box
2	Australia	undated
2	Fiji	undated
2	New Guinea	undated
2	New Zealand	undated
8	Rail fans	undated
6	South America - includes notes to slides	undated
8	Station terminals	undated

Series II. Motion Picture Films (16mm)Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
10	Catalog of Harry P. Dodge railroad films	1989
10	759	1970
	Africa:
Box
19	African R.R. (East Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola)	1970
18	African R.R. (East African, Rhodesia, South African, Mozambique, Senegal)	1965
16	African R.R. (Franco-Ethiopia, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia)	undated
	Asia:
Box
10-11	Railways of Japan	undated
10	Southeast Asia R.R. (Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia)	undated
11	Southeast Asia R.R. - Malaysia	undated
	Europe:
Box
19	Austrian R.R.	undated
11	Belgium	undated
11	Czechoslovakian R.R.	undated
11	Denmark	undated
12	France
Box
12	French R.R. (northern Paris)	undated
12	French R.R. (south central Brittany)	undated
	Germany
Box
17	East German R.R.	undated
12	German R.R. (Halver/Kassel/Stuttgart/ULM/Munich/Garmisch)	undated
10	German R.R. - Northern Rhine - Southern	undated
10	Western German R.R.	undated
10	Trier, Germany - steam	September 5, 1972
11	Holland	undated
12	Hungarian R.R.	undated
10	Europe R.R. - Italy and Greece	undated
11	Luxembourg	undated
	Portugal
Box
11	Portugal R.R.	1968
12	Portugal R.R. (Lisbon/Sintra trams)	undated
	Russia
Box
19	Trip to Russia (Italy/Yugoslavia/Bulgaria/Bucharest/Russia)	undated
18	"Behind the Iron Curtain" (Poland/Russia/Rumania)	undated
17	Scandinavian R.R. (Denmark/Sweden)	undated
	Spain
Box
12	Europe R.R. (Spain)	undated
12	Europe R.R. (Spain/France/Lille/Belgium)	1968
10-12	Spain R.R.	1965-1968
12	Spain R.R. (Palma/Rragona)	1968
	Switzerland
Box
18	"Alpine Winter" (Switzerland/Austria)	undated
10	European R.R. - Switzerland (Montreaux visp. Zerm/Conergrat/BLS/Bronnen/St. Gotthrad/Basel/Zurich/Rigi/Brienz)	undated
11	Switzerland - Operation Plowcut - Furka Pass	1968
10	Switzerland R.R. - Zurich, Brig, B.L.S. - Rhartian Furka O.	1968
11	Switzerland (Schafhausen/Bern/Interlaken)	undated
	United Kingdom
Box
12	British railways (London/southern region/western region)	undated
11	British railways - Scotland/Northern England	undated
10	"British railways - Wales"	undated
11	British R.R.	1967
11	British R.R. - "Snowdrift at Bleath Gill"	undated
11	England R.R	1970
16	Flying Scotsman	undated
10	Isle of Man R.R.	undated
	Yugoslavia (former)
Box
10	Yugoslavian R.R. - standard gauge - Belgrade and Dubrovnik	undated
Box
10	Narrow gauge - Sarajevo	undated
12	Middle East R.R. (Turkey/Lebanon/Egypt)	undated
	Family Films:
Box
13	351st Jamestown anniversary	1957
13	Dodge's Barber Shop - Ford trimester flight - Halloween	1966
13	Guatemala	undated
13	Naval review	1957
13	New York City	undated
13	Potporri	undated
13	Southeastern Havana Nassau	1954-1955
13	Southern trip	1954-1955
13	West Canada and United States	1955
13	Western vacation	1957
13	Williamsburg	undated
13	Yucatan	1956
	North America:
Box
10-11	Canada	1956
17	Central American rail tour - Guatemala/Salvador	1971
	Mexico
Box
12	Mexican R.R. (Diesel/Steam/Vera Cruz trams)	undated
12	Mexican R.R. (narrow gauge - Guatemala R.R.)	undated
11	Mexican R.R. (Tampico trams/Mexico City trams/main line electric/mine electric/mixed)	undated
	United States
Box
15	Battle of Bull Run	undated
15	Battle of Yorktown	undated
14	East Broad Top R.R. (Passenger/Freight/Winter Spectacle)	1969
14	Eastern R.R. (Lehigh and Hudson River/Central New Jersey/Lehigh Valley)	undated
14	Eastern R.R. (Western Maryland)	undated
14	Electric R.R. (Chicago transit/Shaker Heights (Cleveland)/Yakima Valley transit/south shore and s.b.)	undated
12	Electric traction (Baltimore/Philadelphia/Pittsburgh)	undated
11	Electric traction - Butte Ant. - E. Troy El. - Kennecott Cop. - Iowa Term	undated
12	Electric traction (San Francisco cable cars and trolleys/New Orleans trolley/Lookout Mountain incline/Boston transit)	undated
14	Fort Eustis R.R.	undated
18	Indian R.R.	undated
14	Journey to yesterday - D&RGW (narrow gauge)	1962
14	Mid Continent R.R. Museum (North Freedom, Wisconsin) - Baraboo-Milwaukee Circus Train	1966
14	Mower Lumber Co. (film and West Virginia photographs)	1970-1990
11	Museum R.R.	undated
17	Museum R.R. (Stradburg R.R./rails to yesterday/Columbia Park and Southwest/Vernonia South Park and sunset/Edaville/White Mountains Central/Glenwood trolley/Wilmington and West/Wanamaker-Kempton and sov./Steamtown/Seashore trolley/Brandfors trolley/Cass scenic/Southern Iowa Electric)	undated
10	N&W R.R. (misc.) - convention - Norton	1957
11	New England - non railroad	undated
12	Penna R.R.	undated
16	Philadelphia transit/freight to Roanoke/B&O final pass/Westside Sierra	undated
11	"The Sky Line" R.R.	undated
12	Smokey Mountain	undated
14	Southern R.R. "4501" (Keysville/Front Royal)	undated
12	"Steam and Snow" (Heisler) - western Maryland excursions	undated
17	Steam Down the Shend - N&W	undated
11	Steam Excursions - 759 - Georgia Peach Special - Duaketown and East	undated
16	Steam highlights (Keweenaw Central/Laona Northern/Silverton (D&RGW)/UP 8444/Flying Scotsman/972-MA and PA)	undated
14	Steam on MA and PA	undated
14	Switching R.R. (Lavino Steel/St. Elizabeth's) - Winter om V.B.R.	undated
17	Tipples to tidewater - N&W	undated
16	Traction highlights (Rochester/Conestoga/Hershey/Wilkes Barre/West Penn/Norfolk/Hagerstown and Fred./Baltimore/Annapolis)	undated
16	Traction memories (Baltimore/Scranton, PA/Lynchburg, VA/Roanoke/H&F/Piedmont Nor./W&OD/Richmond, VA/Indiana RR	undated
14	Train to Silverton	1957
14	Virginia Blue Ridge R.R.	undated
14	Washington D.C. - portraits	undated
14	Washington D.C. transit	undated
10	Westbound	undated
14	Western R.R. (Rio Grande)	undated
15	Western Trip	1959
16	Western Maryland R.R. (steam)	undated
14	West Virginia short lines	1958
16	Winter Rail Safari - P.C./D&H/B&M/E&L/Cornwall Electric/CN/CN-6215	1971
	Oceania:
Box
19	Australia/New Zealand	undated
11	Australian R.R.	undated
20	"Power Behind the Nation"	undated
18	South American R.R. (Brazil/Argentina/Chile/Bolivia/Peru)	1962
10	Trolley tracks	undated
10, 16-17	Unidentified	undated

Series III. Scrapbooks and ManuscriptsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
21	Train engine and railroad scrapbook	undated
22	Postcard scrapbook	undated
22	Manuscript: "A Journey Through Mexico"	1963-1964

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