Hopkins Transportation Collection photographs & other material, 1870-1964 (inclusive), 1877-1943 (bulk), bulk 1877-1943

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Summary

Abstract:
Ephemera and photographs concerning transportation, from various sources.
Extent:
8 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Hopkins Transportation Collection Photographs & Other Material, M0234, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Miscellaneous collection mostly containing original and reproduced photographic prints depicting railroads, street cars, airplanes, automobiles, ships and other forms of transportation. Material was formerly part of Stanford's Hopkins Transportation Library. Images are in a variety of formats - mounted and unmounted, albumen, copy prints, negatives, etc. Collection is not limited to photographs (see Box 1 especially). Likewise, other Hopkins collections also contain photographs.

Of note are several albumen prints attributed to Alfred Hart's Central Pacific series (many of which appear to be variously cropped versions of negatives), as well as large photographs of a Ladies Driving Club in England. There is also a memoir about Lawrence Hargrave by A.E. Beriman, material relating to the Royal Aeronautical Society and The Early Birds of Aviation, and a piece of original fabric from the Wright Brothers plane at Kitty Hawk. Also includes railroad stock certificates, the aviation papers of Stanley H. Page, and other miscellaneous materials relating to transportation.

Acquisition information:
Received from various sources.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Some of these materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Hopkins Transportation Collection Photographs & Other Material, M0234, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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