Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums
name: label: Creator
content: Krainik Gallery (Falls Church, Va.)
label: Creator
content: Krainik, Cliff
label: Names
content: Minnesota and Pacific Railroad.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Soo Line Railroad.
place: label: Place
content: Minnesota
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Construction
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Minnesota
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Design and construction
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
label: Provenance
content: Purchased by the Museum's Division of Engineering and Industry from the Krainik Gallery in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Krainik Gallery (Falls Church, Va.)
label: Creator
content: Krainik, Cliff
setName: label: See more items in
content: Minnesota Railroads Photograph Albums
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
label: Extent
content: 2 Albums
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1886-1887
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1023
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Albums
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1880-1890
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Two photograph albums containing photographs of railroad bridge construction in Minnesota , on the St. Croix River, the Clearwater River, and the Soo River. The photographs, most of which are captioned and dated, include images of such things as cutting, filling, bridges and piers, camps, and surveying. A few images of towns and people are included. The railroads involved are the Minnesota and Pacific Railway and the Soo Railway.