Utah & Northern Railroad/Oregon Short Line – U&NRR crew and others with locomotive #11 at Logan, Utah (1885); U&NRR section house building, windmill, and water tank at Dillon (circa 1885); crew, including engineer E.M. Jacobs, and U&NRR 2-6-6-T locomotive #55 at Garrison (circa 1886); U&NRR locomotive #85 going through Beaver Canyon, Idaho; large track laying crew, many Chinese laborers, with shovels working south of Lima on OSL (circa 1890); OSL passenger train going through Beaver Canyon; OSL train at water tank and other facilities., circa1885-1890
Scope and Contents
The photographs of smaller railroad lines that operated in Montana are in folders arranged alphabetically by railroad name. Included are images of construction, crews, facilities, trains, bridges, and events. The Miscellaneous Montana Lines folder includes photographs of the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railroad, Montana Union Railroad, and White Sulphur Springs & Yellowstone Park Railroad (Ringling Railroad).
Dates
- Creation: circa1885-1890
Language of Materials
No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Boxes
From the Collection: 401 Photographic Prints
From the Collection: 47 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 20 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 27 Film Negatives - Safety
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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