Baldwin Locomotive Works Scrapbooks
name: label: Creator
content: Baldwin Locomotive Works
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.).  Division of Transportation
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Baldwin, Matthias W. (industrialist)
topic: label: Topic
content: Locomotive industry -- Pennsylvania
label: Topic
content: Railroads
label: Topic
content: Transportation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by James C. Macinnes.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baldwin Locomotive Works
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content: Baldwin Locomotive Works Scrapbooks
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: The Baldwin Locomotive Works was started as a sole proprietorship by Matthias W. Baldwin in 1831. The company was the largest railroad engineering plant of its kind in the world. It is now out of business.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Cubic feet (4 volumes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1867-1929
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center in 2009 from the Division of Work and Industry.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1181
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Letterheads
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1860-1930
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Letterheads
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 19th century
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content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Four scrapbooks containing items relating to the Baldwin Locomotive Works, including: blueprints, photographs, examples of company letterhead and blank company forms, clippings and articles, business records such as contracts and specifications, trade literature, and miscellany.