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Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line photograph album, 1938-1954
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line photograph album
- Dates
- 1938-1954 (inclusive)19381954
- Quantity
- 0.29 cubic feet, (1 custom box)
- Collection Number
- Album 272-B
- Summary
- Album containing black and white photographs of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, including laying of tracks in East St. Johns in July 1952; railroad trains and tracks; railroad stations, particularly in Washington state; and interior views of railroad cars.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
One album containing 160 black and white photographs, 1938-1954, of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, including: laying of tracks in East St. Johns in July 1952; Union Station in Portland, Oregon; stations in Stevenson, Camas, Wishram, Wind Mountain, Lamont, White Salmon, and North Dalles, Washington; aerial views of the Kaiser shipyards, Vancouver, Washington; grain elevators, Wishram, Washington, and The Dalles, Oregon; interior views of dining and lounge rail cars; and many images of trains and tracks. Most of the images have typewritten or handwritten captions on the prints or the album pages. Collection also includes a small number of loose negatives. The images were taken by multiple photographers, many by Photo-Art Commercial Studios.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line photograph album, Album 272-B, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Grain elevators--Washington (State)--Vancouver--aerial photographs
- Railroad cars--Photographs
- Railroad stations--Oregon--Portland--Photographs
- Railroad stations--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Railroad trains--Northwest, Pacific--Photographs
- Railroads--Northwest, Pacific--Photographs
- Railroads--Oregon--Portland--Design and construction--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Dalles (Or.)--Aerial photographs
- Wishram (Wash.)--Aerial photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- photograph albums
- photographs
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.) (photographer)
