George F. Chalender collection of railroad photographs, 1880s-1939

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Summary

Abstract:
A collection of 66 miscellaneous photographs of railroad-related subjects, with many steam locomotives and several scenes of train wrecks, late-19th to early-20th centuries.
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George F. Chalender collection of railroad photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 66 photographs (prints) of various railroad subjects, including steam locomotives, stations, and many scenes of train wrecks, approximately 1880s-1939. Subjects include the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; and a set of six cabinet card photographs titled "View of the Great Railroad Wreck," showing the wreckage (and crowds of people) of the disastrous 1887 Toledo, Peoria, and Western Railroad's "Great Chatsworth Train Wreck" in Illinois. Other images include several photographic postcards of trains and scenes of wrecks from 1939. Accompanying the photographs is a 7-page typescript biography of Chalender, with his portrait.

Biographical / historical:

George Fox Chalender (1827-1892) was a railroad pioneer, executive, and inventor. He rose through the railroad ranks to become superintendent of motive power of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, 1875-1880. In 1881, he was appointed superintendent of motive power and machinery of the Atlantic & Pacific Railway.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Arlene M. Anderson and John Waldron, 1971.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a catalog file and cards.

Physical facet:
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George F. Chalender collection of railroad photographs, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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