Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1971-1988 (Creation)
Extent
Approximately 500 photographs of Burlington Northern Railroad subjects.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Howard Patrick Collection includes some 500 photographs of Burlington Northern Railroad subjects, primarily rolling stock.
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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Burlington Northern Railroad Company items resides with Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Immediate source of acquisition
The collection was originally donated by Howard Patrick the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. Photographs of Burlington Northern subjects were forwarded to the Friends of the Burlington Northern Railroad in 2025.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Other photographs from the Howard Patrick collection are held by the Great Northern Railway Historical Society at the Jackson Street Roundhouse, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013