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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Railroad Station Historical Society Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1558
- Creators:
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Railroad Station Historical Society (Crete, Neb.)
- Dates:
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1856-2004
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.25 Cubic feet7 boxes
- Repository:
Collection documents railroad stations primarily in the United States but also includes stations in other countries.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection consists of archives photographs, photonegatives, photoprints and slides of railroad stations primarily in the United States but also in other countries such as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, and England.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into four series.
Series 1: The Bulletin, 1968-2004
Series 2: Railroad Station Monographs,1970-2000
Series 3: Article, Publications and Writings, 1910-1996
Series 4: Photographs, 1856-1988
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected and donated by the Railroad Station Historical Society from 1972-1979.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, February 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs and negatives must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Railroad Station Historical Society Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-and-white negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Newsletters | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photonegatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Picture postcards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Railroads | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Railroad stations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Slides | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
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