Archives West Finding Aid
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Railroads Collection, 1860-1993
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Railroads
- Title
- Railroads Collection
- Dates
- 1860-1993 (inclusive)18601993
- Quantity
- 8.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- HTM_WCMss96 (collection)
- Summary
- Materials related to railroads operating in the Northwest region of the United States.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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None.
- Languages
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of photographs, time tables, promotional materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, annual reports for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, passenger tickets, and regional brochures.Represented railroads include the Northern Pacific Railroad, Ilwaco Railroad Company, Walla Walla Valley Railway Company, Washington and Columbia River Railway Company and the Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad and information about the Baldwin Locomotive Works is included.
Information about the Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad and its founder, Dr. Dorsey Syng Baker, are part of this collection. Included are newspaper clippings, writings about Dr. Baker and correspondence.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Businesses and Corporations
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