Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Fredrickson, James M.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1926-2016
History
James Merlin "Jimmy" Fredrickson was born to Martin and Addie Biner Fredrickson on December 19,1926 in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from Stadium High School in 1945. By that time he had already begun working as a call boy for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company while still a high school student. He moved up the line of progression to telegraph operator, train dispatcher, chief dispatcher, and finally Transportation Assistant for the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. His love for the railroad and his artistic eye with a camera made him one of the foremost authorities on railroading. He was also the author of three books on life on the railroad, with each page featuring a railroad photo and a personal story to go with it.
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Tacoma (Wash.)
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WaBuPNRA
Rules and/or conventions used
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
07/24/2018
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Donor files at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.