Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Collection

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US WaBuPNRA D0372

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Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Collection

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494 photographs

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Scope and content

The Anthracite Railroads Historical Society Collection includes photographs taken mostly on a trip from St. Paul to Butte, Montana, in 1953 on the Northern Pacific Railroad North Coast Limited and photographs from John Endler, Jr. of Pacific Great Eastern and BC Railway subjects. Also included are photographs from Neil Shankweiler of BC Railway subjects.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the "Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy":http://pnrarchive.org/PNRA%20Reproduction%20Policy/Pacific%20Northwest%20Railroad%20Archive%20Collection%20Management%20Policy.pdf for further information.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see the "Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy":http://pnrarchive.org/PNRA%20Operating%20Documents/Reproduction%20Policy-PNRA.doc for further information.

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  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership resides in the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Anthracite Railroads Historical Society. Accrual W2021-016 received 3/17/2021. Accrual W2022-016 received 03/15/2022.

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Accruals

W2021-016, W2022-16

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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