Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lorain (Bob)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 half box
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Bob Lorain scrapbook. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Scrapbook of clippings and postcards relating to railroads, collected by the donor in the 1930s. Volume includes photograph of Robert Lorain posed with a replica of Western Pacific steam locomotive No. 153. As a child, Mr. Lorain lived in Sacramento adjacent to the Western Pacific Railroad yards. The donor's father was employed at the Southern Pacific shops for over 30 years.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert Lorain, 2003
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.
- 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 Archivist. 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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Bob Lorain scrapbook. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073