Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Bridge Profiles

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1073
Creators:
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
Dates:
1880-1890
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
Collection documents the location and existence of bridges for several of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway lines.

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection contains scroll drawings of bridges on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad. The scroll drawings were prepared for the use of engineers, and show original structures and modifications for the Detroit, Franklin, Norwalk, Ashtabula, Ypsilanti, and Sandusky, divisions.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Bridge Profiles, 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.
Conditions Governing 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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Ashtabula (Ohio) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Elyria (Ohio) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goshen (Ind.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Norwalk (Ohio) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sandusky (Ohio) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Toledo (Ohio) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ypsilanti (Ohio) Geographic 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 Mechanical Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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