Jump to Content

Collection Guide
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Oversize Photo Collection
MS 908  
View entire collection guide What's This?
Search this collection
Collection Overview
 
Table of contents What's This?
Description
The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Oversized Photograph Collection contains 871 photographs from over 300 unique railway companies. Steam locomotive photographs feature prominently in this collection. Other subjects include: bridges, viaducts, portraits, trains, rolling stock, stations, graphics and foreign railroads. The dates of the photos range from as early as 1829 to as late as 1942. Locations represented in the photos cover the entirety of North America, as well as parts of Brazil, Germany, and Japan.
Background
¶ The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society was founded in 1921 by Charles Fisher, Arthur Curran, Warren Jacobs, and Roy Carlson. In 1925, the aforementioned men, along with Albert Lumis and Carlton Philips, incorporated the society. It began as a regional organization centered mainly around the northeast but has steadily grown into a global entity with ten local/regional chapters, all of which are in the United States. ¶
Extent
23.45 Linear Feet 35 oversize boxes
Restrictions
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 Library & Archives. 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.