Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Subseries Level 3
Title
Diesel Locomotives
Date(s)
- 1959-1966 (Creation)
Extent
40 photographs
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alden M. Raney is a railroad enthusiast and photographer who documented railroad activity in the Pacific Northwest between 1950 and 1990.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Still photographs of locomotives that employ an onboard diesel engine to generate electricity to turn the wheels, as well as locomotives whose diesel engines power the wheels through a gear box or through a hydraulic system.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Great Northern Railway subjects resides in the Alden M. Raney Collection resides in the the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Alden M. Raney. Accrual W2015-043 received September 22, 2015. Accrual W2015-047 received October 4, 2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)