Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1023
Creators:
Krainik Gallery (Falls Church, Va.)
Krainik, Cliff
Dates:
1886-1887
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
2 Albums
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Two photograph albums containing photographs of railroad bridge construction in Minnesota , on the St. Croix River, the Clearwater River, and the Soo River. The photographs, most of which are captioned and dated, include images of such things as cutting, filling, bridges and piers, camps, and surveying. A few images of towns and people are included. The railroads involved are the Minnesota and Pacific Railway and the Soo Railway.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Museum's Division of Engineering and Industry from the Krainik Gallery in 1986.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2018.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums, 1886-1887, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Railroads -- Construction Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- 19th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1880-1890 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minnesota Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- Minnesota Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- Design and construction Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Soo Line Railroad. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minnesota and Pacific Railroad. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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