Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs
name: label: Donor
content: McBride, Harry A.
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.).  Division of Transportation
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Buildings and structures
label: Topic
content: Railroad companies
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Employees
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Rolling-stock
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Trains
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Railroad stations
label: Topic
content: Transportation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Colonel Harry A. McBride, date Unknown
creator: label: Donor
content: McBride, Harry A.
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content: Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: McBride was a foreign service officer and museum official. He was also a railroad enthusiast.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: ca. 1940s-1950s.
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Donated by Harry A. McBride in 1960 to the National Museum of American History (then called the National Museum of History and Technology), Division of Transportation (now part of the Division of Work and Industry). Transferred to the Archives Center in 2009.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1171
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series by railroad.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: An inventory for the Harry A. McBride Railroad Photographs is available.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of approxiamtely 3,000 views of railroads, railroad equipment, stations, yards and employees. The emphasis is on American railroads, but the collection includes a few views of railroad subjects in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Scandinavia and several island nations.