Pacific Coast Railroad freight train at Renton, Washington, circa 1940.

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Identity elements

Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0063-005-014-001-003-WWAPCN0110

Level of description

Item

Title

Pacific Coast Railroad freight train at Renton, Washington, circa 1940.

Extent

1 photograph

Name of creator

(1887-1951)

Biographical history

James A. Turner was a streetcar conductor in the Ballard and Fremont neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington and often photographed people and sites along his routes and railroad subjects in the Seattle area. James Turner married Kathryn Raymond on September 3, 1927.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

Pacific Coast Railroad freight train at Renton, Washington, circa 1940. Westbound train of box cars and caboose led by Consolidation-type steam locomotive number 15. Photo by James Turner. Other Subject Classes: freight cars, steam locomotives, cabooses.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.

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

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Ownership of Pacific Coast Railroad Company subjects resides in the the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive unless otherwise noted.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Walter W. Ainsworth. Accrual W2013-44 received October 15, 2013.

Accruals

W2013-44

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Rules or conventions

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

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