Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Hal Will Collection
Date(s)
- 1947-1956 (Creation)
Extent
53 photographs in digital files
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Hal Will Collection includes 57 photographs, principally of Great Northern Railway equipment, taken in the Seattle, Washington area between 1947 and 1956.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Archives Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
The Hal Will collection was donated to the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle, Washington circa 2010. At his widow's request, MOHAI granted the Great Northern Railway Historical Society (GNRHS) the right to display the collection on the internet.
Immediate source of acquisition
Permission for online display of the collection was granted by the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, Washington and digital files of 50 of the 57 photographs provided to the Great Northern Railway History Society.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Original prints of the collection photographs are held by the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, Washington.
Existence and location of copies
Digital files of 49 of the photographs of the collection are held by the Great Northern Railway Historical Society at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, Burien, Washington.
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Fonds level record created 2023-08-30 to allow cataloging and display of the images. No accession record was created as only display rights were granted by the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, Washington.
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)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)