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| Title: | Nickel Plate Railroad Photographs | ||
| Creator: | Nickel Plate Railroad | ||
| Dates: | 1880-1930 | ||
| Abstract: | The Nickel Plate Railroad was founded in 1881 to connect Buffalo and Chicago via Cleveland, Ohio. It was nicknamed the Nickel Plate Road. After it failed it was taken over by the newly organized New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad in 1887. It merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1964. The collection consists of two photograph albums and loose photographs pertaining to the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, including pictures of railroad bridges, locomotives, trains, track, depots, towns, wrecks, railroad officials, and work scenes. Also included are photographs of advertisements for railroads. | ||
| Call #: | PG 096 | ||
| Extent: | 1.10 linear feet (3 containers) | ||
| Subjects: | Nickel Plate Road -- Photograph collections. | New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad -- Photograph collections. | Railroads -- United States -- Photographs. | Railroad bridges -- United States -- Photographs. | Railroad construction workers -- Photographs. | Railroads -- Employees -- Photographs. | Railroads -- Yards -- Photographs. | Railroad accidents -- Photographs. | Railroad stations -- Photographs. | Railroads -- Track -- Photographs. | Railroads -- Cars -- Photographs. | Advertising -- Railroads -- Photographs. | Locomotives -- Photographs. | Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs. | ||
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