Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Deschutes Railroad construction photograph album
- Dates:
- 1910-1911
- Abstract:
- This album shows the construction of the Deschutes River Canyon in Oregon between 1910 and 1911.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 1 oversized box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Deschutes Railroad Construction photograph album, MS 818, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This album shows the construction of the Deschutes River Canyon in Oregon between 1910 and 1911. There are photographs of railroad surveyors and surveying, campsites, and railroad construction.A note with the album says: 1 scrapbook of 115 black-and-white photographs. Property of donor's father George A. Raven, 1877-1961. George A. Raven and his brother, Walter S. Raven, 1881-1969, were both engineers working on the construction of the Deschutes Railroad, Oregon, 1910-1911.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Chester (Geraldine) Larson, 1982
- Arrangement:
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1 album
- Physical location:
- Big Four Building
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Scrapbooks
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-24 20:52:38 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Deschutes Railroad Construction photograph album, MS 818, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073