GNRR Construction, 1911-1966 – men and horse-drawn equipment grading railway up Sun River Valley (1911) (taken by Clarence S. Bull); men, horses and wagons grading roadbed for Saco to Turned branch line (1920); men and horses working along the Missouri River at Wolf Creek Canyon; men and helicopters moving propane tanks during installation of two-way repeater system at Mt. Furlong near Glacier National Park (1966); men constructing facility for two-way repeater system at Mt. Furlong; men and equipment during tunnel construction by U.S. Corps of Engineers to relocate railroad for Libby Dam (1966) (taken by Mel Ruder, Hungry Horse News)., 1911-1966
Scope and Contents
Construction photographs for the St. Paul Milwaukee & Manitoba Railroad (St. PM&M) and the GNRR are arranged by date: 1887, 1888-1900, 1911-1966. The subseries includes crews, equipment, camps, dormitory cars, rail bed construction, laying tracks, building train stations, etc. Some photographs were received from the GNRR’s Public Relations Department.
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1966
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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