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Railroad trains -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Alvina N. Brady photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 764
Abstract

Small collection of black and white photographs relating to the Brady family. The images include railroad scenes; a house at 2210 NE Thompson St. in Portland, Oregon; James Brady and the Brady family on a trip to California; and a group of B. P. O. E. members in a car decorated for Elks Day at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1890-1909

Coalinga, California photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 366
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs, primarily of Coalinga, California. Other locations include Yosemite Valley and Santa Cruz, California. Subjects include an oil fire at Clendenon Company, and personnel and trains of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Dates: circa 1900-1920

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 78
Abstract

Collection consists of marketing and promotional photographs used by the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway. It includes images of rolling stock, railroad tracks, railroad stations, agriculture, street scenes, and landscapes.

Dates: 1890-1970

E. R. Williams family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1366
Abstract Partially processed collection consisting primarily of photographic prints and postcards that are of or relate to the extended family of E. R. Williams. The images include scenes of logging and logging camps, railroad trains, blacksmith shops, and a dentist shop, as well as family portraits. Also included is a series of photographs focusing on the filming of "The General" with Buster Keaton. Most of the photographs were taken in the area of Grants Pass, Oregon. Family names mentioned include...
Dates: 1887-1965; Majority of material found within 1899-1930