Photographs and Copy Prints

Series 8, Photographs and Copy Prints, 1872-1980s (not inclusive), is divided into three subseries: Subseries 8.1, Photographs, 1872-1980s and Subseries 8.2, Copy prints, 1901-1931, undated; and Subseries 8.3: Indices and Lists. This series consists of black-and-white photographs and black-and-white copy prints and negatives (both transparencies and glass plate) documenting a wide range of activities associated with the B&O Railroad. Some activities include: the building of locomotives, general factory scenes, office scenes, raw materials, equipment, machinery, employees (both men and women) working in the factory and operating equipment, and railroad cars. Also included is documentation about stations and buildings, 1884-1982, which contains photographs, negatives, sketches, field notes, maps, postcards, articles, and newspaper clippings about specific Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train stations, buildings, and other structures affiliated with the railroad. Some of the materials appear to have been assembled for a book or for nominating certain structures to the National Register for Historic Places. Many of the negatives contained within this series were created by H.H. Harwood. Some copy prints (Boxes 71-74) are unidentified and are of an unknown origin. Some of the prints have unique numbers that presumably correspond to negatives numbers assigned by the B&O Railroad Company. Other prints were clearly made from negatives by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Photographic Services and bear unique numbers such as 12 C 8.