Cabooses (Railroads)

Pacific Coast Railway wood caboose number 2 in California, circa 1928. Pacific Coast Railway wood caboose number 3 at San Luis Obispo, California in June 1946.

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0063-010-014-001-006

Level of description

Subseries Level 3

Title

Cabooses (Railroads)

Date(s)

  • circa 1928-1946 (Creation)

Extent

2 photographs

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Scope and content

Still photographs of railroad cabooses, manned North American railroad cars coupled at the end of a freight train.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.

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Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.

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  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of Other Railroad subjects resides in the the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Walter W. Ainsworth. Accrual W2013-44 received October 15, 2013.

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W2013-44

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

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