Northern Pacific passenger station at Tacoma, Washington Territory, circa 1884. Station built in 1883 at 15th and Pacific Avenue, sarcastically nicknamed "Villard station" by locals who hoped NP president Villard would build a grander structure. Men loaf about the platform and observe the photographer. J.P. Hadley photograph, J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: station, people
Fredrickson, James M.Elements area
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At Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive (PNRA), a still photograph of a structure constructed by a railroad company for the accommodation of passengers and/or freight. At PNRA this term also includes structures for the exclusive use of freight, sometimes known as freighthouses.
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LC Subject Authority Heading: Railroad stations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111042
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Railroad stations
Railroad stations
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Railroad stations
UF Depots, Railroad
UF Rail stations
UF Railway stations
UF Stations, Railroad
UF Train stations
UF Railroad depots
UF Freighthouses