Diesel Locomotives

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0173-006-014-001-002

Level of description

Subseries Level 3

Title

Diesel Locomotives

Date(s)

  • 1955 (Creation)

Extent

1 photograph

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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.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Requests for purchase or higher resolution digital photographs must go to the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, Washington. (MOHAI)

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

The Hal Will collection was donated to MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, Washington). At his widow's request, MOHAI granted GNRHS (Great Northern Railway Historical Society) the right to display the collection on the internet, in this case using the Railroad Archives Online Catalog.

Immediate source of acquisition

Online display rights granted by the Museum of History and Industry in 2016.

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

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