Object Details
Content Description
Collection documents street railway cars through photographs and ephemera. Includes reprints and articles from Street Railway Journal, Capital Traction Quarterly, The Railroad Gazette, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and Scientific American.
sova.nmah.ac.1575
Creator
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
Topic
Local transit
Railways
Streetcars
Provenance
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Creator
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation
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Division of Transportation Street Railways Reference Collection
Extent
5.5 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
Date
1842-2009
Custodial History
Collection assembled by the Division of Transportation and transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in May 2022.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1575
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Maps
Newspaper clippings
Negatives
Patents
Photographs
Stock certificates
Tickets
Citation
Division of Transportation Street Railways Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Articles -- 19th century
Articles -- 20th century
Maps
Newspaper clippings
Negatives
Patents
Photographs
Stock certificates
Tickets
Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.1575
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NMAH.AC.1575
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Record ID
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