Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1075
Creators:
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Dates:
1925-1942.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
6 boxes
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Over nine hundred official company photographs documenting the history of the railroad. Subjects include trains, locomotives and cars; employees and employee gatherings and events; structures such as stations, track, bridges, crossings, towers, and coaling stations.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Negatives
Series 2: Copy Prints

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1871, the Wheeling and Lake Erie (W&LE) Railway was built to haul coal from southeastern Ohio mines to the Lake Erie ports of Huron and Toledo. After World War II, W&LE had several owners, the Nickel Plate, then the Norfolk & Western, and later, the Norfolk & Western and Southern (NS) merged. The W&LE was dissolved in 1989 but was revived in 1990 by new investors.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated to the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in 1981 by John A. Roher.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.

Using the Collection

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.
Preferred Citation
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Photographs, 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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Railroads -- Rolling-stock Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad stations -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad tracks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Locomotives Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Railroad bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Rehor, John A. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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