Brewster (Kyle S.) Negatives

Series 1 Negatives

Scope and Contents

Series 1 Negatives is a collection of approximately 4,000 2-1/4 inch black and white negatives primarily taken 3/4 view, rolling stock and some diesel and steam motive power of Western United States railway equipment, circa 1950-1970. The bulk of the collection is of Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Union Pacific Railroads.

The Sub-Series 1 Processed negatives have been rehoused in photo sleeves and labeled and assigned a negative number. When possible, the railroad name, type of equipment and additional pertinent information has been identified and labeled on the negative sleeve.

The Sub-Series 2 Unprocessed Negatives are black and white negatives of interior, exterior, side elevation and 3/4 images of railroad rolling stock. The Unprocessed negatives have not been rehoused and have not been assigned negative numbers, this series of negatives has not been cataloged. These items have not been catalogued to due not being part of the CSRM collecting scope or their imagery duplicated already cataloged images in the Sub-Series 1 Processed negative collection.

Please see the CSRM Catalog for a listing of the catalogued negatives or the attached PDF.

Sub-Series 1 Processed Negatives

Scope and Contents

The Sub-Series 1 Processed negatives is a selection of black and white negatives of 3/4 view and side elevation views of rolling stock and motive power that have rehoused in photo sleeves and labeled and assigned a negative number. When possible, the railroad name, type of equipment and additional pertinent information has been identified and labeled on the negative sleeve and entered in the catalog.

Please see the CSRM Catalog for a listing of the catalogued negatives or the attached PDF.

Sub-Series 2 Unprocessed Negatives

Scope and Contents

The Sub-Series 2 Unprocessed Negatives are black and white negatives of interior, exterior, side elevation and 3/4 images of railroad rolling stock. The Unprocessed negatives have not been rehoused and have not been assigned negative numbers, this series of negatives has not been cataloged.

Some of the highlighted images include:

The Autos Unprocessed negatives are a series of images of a Mercedes 300.

The Aircraft Unprocessed negatives include images of a Pacific M 404, United DC-6, Pacific 727, DC-8 and CL-44

The Boats Unprocessed negatives are a series of images of ferry boats such as USCG W-70, Matson "Hawaiian Rancher", Steamer "Alexander Hamilton" and "City of Keansburg", Erie-Lackawanna "Elmira", Binghamton", "Scranton", "Pocono" and the Hoboken Pier.

The Boston & Maine Unprocessed Negatives include images of "Dartmouth College II".

The Chicago Burlington & Quincy Unprocessed Negative images include baggage cars, coaches,locomotives, RPO's and the Silver Pouch RPO,

The Private Varnish Unprocessed Negatives include images of "Virgina City" and the "Argonaut"

The Pullman Unprocessed Negative images are of named cars primarily exterior images of the cars in the early 1960's, there are a few interior car images.

The Union Pacific Unprocessed negatives include motive power/locomotives, baggage cars, horse baggage cars, coaches, diner cars, lounge cars, passenger cars, RPO's, Harriman Observation Car 202, yard scenes, Green River Depot. While the vast majority of the shots are of stationalry equipment in the yard, there are some shots of the equipment in use. Only a few negatives note where the photo was taken.

The United States Army Unprocessed negatives includes side elevation & 3/4 view exterior views of motive power/locomotives and rolling stock, including of Locomotive No. 606 as well as exterior side elevation & 3/4 view exterior shots of ambulance railcars.

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Autos

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Aircraft

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Atlantic Coast Line

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Baltimore & Ohio

box 1 (unprocessed)

Boats

box 1 (unprocessed)

Boston & Maine

box 1 (unprocessed)

Chesapeake & Ohio

box 1 (unprocessed)

Chicago Burlington and Quincy

box 1 (unprocessed)

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific

box 1 (unprocessed)

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific

box 1 (unprocessed)

Colorado Railroad Museum

box 1 (unprocessed)

Colorado & Southern

box 1 (unprocessed)

Denver & Rio Grande Western

box 1 (unprocessed)

Denver, South Park & Pacific

box 1 (unprocessed)

East Broad Top

box 1 (unprocessed)

Erie Lackawanna

box 1 (unprocessed)

Florida East Coast

box 1 (unprocessed)

Forth Worth & Denver

box 1 (unprocessed)

Great Northern

box 1 (unprocessed)

Illinois Central

box 1 (unprocessed)

Kennecott Copper

box 1 (unprocessed)

Miscellaneous

box 1 (unprocessed)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas

box 1 (unprocessed)

Missouri Pacific

box 1 (unprocessed)

New Haven, New Hampshire & Hartford

box 1 (unprocessed)

New York Central

box 1 (unprocessed)

Nickel Plate

box 1 (unprocessed)

Norfolk & Western

box 1 (unprocessed)

Northern Pacific

box 1 (unprocessed)

Pennsylvania

box 1 (unprocessed)

Private Varnish

box 1 (unprocessed)

Pullman

box 1 (unprocessed)

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Pontiac

box 1 (unprocessed)

Rio Grande Southern

box 1 (unprocessed)

Seaboard Airline

box 1 (unprocessed)

Texas & Pacific

box 2 (unprocessed)

Union Pacific

box 2 (unprocessed)

United States Army

box 2 (unprocessed)

Wabash

Series 2 Prints

Scope and Contents

Series 2 Prints is a collection of 4x6 and smaller, black and white print photos for railroads across the United States. This is a collection of printed photos from the photographers; Brewster, Harre Demoro, Arthur B. Johnson and Otto C. Perry. The majority of the photos have a location, date, railroad printed on the reverse. Prints not taken by Brewester are marked with the photographers name.

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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

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Canadian National

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Chesapeake & Ohio

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific

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Colorado & Southern

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Colorado Midland

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Denver & Rio Grande Western

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Denver South Park & Pacific

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Erie

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Florida East Coast

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Fort Worth & Denver

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Missouri, Kansas, Texas

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Missouri Pacific

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Moscow, Camden & San Augustine

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Nacional de Mexico

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New York Central

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Pennsylvania

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Pullman

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Reading

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Southern

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St. Louis & San Francisco

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Texas & Pacific

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Union Pacific

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Unknown

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Virginia & Truckee

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Western Pacific

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Yosemite Valley