Benton County Historical Society photographic collection on the Northern Pacific Railroad Veteran's Association
Scope and Contents
Four black and white panoramic photographs, 1926-1937. Two of the photographs are of conventions of the Veterans' Association of the Northern Pacific Railway: one held at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington, and one at an unidentified hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota. One photograph is a portrait of the heads of the traffic, mechanical, and operations departments of the Northern Pacific Railroad at the Winthrop Hotel in Tacoma, Washington, on November 3, 1926. The fourth photograph is an outdoor portrait of a group of adults and children; handwritten on the back is the text: "Lake Lucerne / Nassak Club / Let your light shine / June 9 1928."
Dates
- 1926-1937
Creator
- Benton County Historical Society and Museum (Or.) (Collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.18 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box; 1 shared oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Four black and white panoramic photographs: two taken at conventions of the Veterans' Association of the Northern Pacific Railway; one portrait of a gathering of heads of the traffic, mechanical, and operations departments of the Northern Pacific Railway; and one group portrait identified on the print as the Nassak Club.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Benton County Historical Society Museum, care of Dr. William Lewis, April 1989 (Lib. Acc. 19315, Photo Acc. 989D057).
- Northern Pacific Railway Company -- Employees -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Railroad employees -- Northwest, Pacific -- Photographs
- Railroads
- Veterans' Association of the Northern Pacific Railway -- Photographs
- panoramic photographs
Creator
- Benton County Historical Society and Museum (Or.) (Collector, Organization)
- Kneisle, Joe (Photographer, Person)
- Brown & Fenney (St. Paul, Minn.) (Photographer, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Benton County Historical Society photographic collection on the Northern Pacific Railroad Veteran's Association
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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