Railroad yards

Burlington Northern log unload area at Tacoma, Washington, in 1975.Burlington Northern log unload area at Tacoma, Washington, in 1975.Burlington Northern yard at Lester, Washington, circa 1972.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.Burlington Northern log yard at Lake Kapowsin, Washington, in 1974.

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Identity elements

Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0011-001-014-004-003

Name and location of repository

Level of description

Subseries Level 3

Title

Railroad yards

Date(s)

  • circa 1920-1975 (Creation)

Extent

37 photographs

Name of creator

Fredrickson, James M.
(1926-2016)

Biographical 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 ... »

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

Photographs of railroad yards where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings and related structures such as yard offices.

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 on

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

Generated finding aid

james-frederickson-collection.pdf

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Ownership of Northern Pacific Railroad Company subjects resides in the the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Society

Immediate source of acquisition

Acquired by the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Society from James M. Fredrickson. Accrual W2012-19 received August 20, 2012.

Description control element

Rules or conventions

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

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