Railroad Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2001-016
Scope and Content
The Railroad Photograph Collection contains photographs of trains and train cars, several taken in New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. The images date back to 1904 and include several photographs and information cards about steam engines developed by Baldwin Locomotive Works. The collection also features photographs of many individual passenger cars. The majority of the collection relates to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
The collection includes one photograph of an Albuquerque streetcar manufactured by the Albuquerque Traction Company, several cars, locomotives and trains operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, a rotary plow car operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, a Southern Pacific locomotive, and a Union Pacific passenger car. The majority of the photographs of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe cars and trains were photographed in New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. Also featured are the Super Chief and El Capitan passenger trains operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway from the 1930s until 1971. Selected items from this collection are available on-line at the New Mexico's Digital Collections.
Some photographs taken by George E. Votava.
The collection includes one photograph of an Albuquerque streetcar manufactured by the Albuquerque Traction Company, several cars, locomotives and trains operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, a rotary plow car operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, a Southern Pacific locomotive, and a Union Pacific passenger car. The majority of the photographs of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe cars and trains were photographed in New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. Also featured are the Super Chief and El Capitan passenger trains operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway from the 1930s until 1971. Selected items from this collection are available on-line at the New Mexico's Digital Collections.
Some photographs taken by George E. Votava.
Dates
- 1904-1972
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print and manuscript material allowed for research purposes. Copyright to some of the photographs may be held by the photographer George E. Votava. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
116 items (1 box) : 116 photographs
Abstract
The Railroad Photograph Collection contains photographs of trains and train cars, several taken in New Mexico and Los Angeles, California. The images date back to 1904 and include several photographs and information cards about steam engines developed by Baldwin Locomotive Works. The collection also features photographs of many individual passenger cars. The majority of the collection relates to the Atchison, Topeka. and Santa Fe Railway.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically according to the railroad companies operating the cars and trains in the photographs.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.
Railroad Photograph Collection Online
Selected images from the Railroad Photograph Collection are available online via New Mexico's Digital Collections. Browse the Railroad Photograph Collection, part of the Center for Southwest Research's digital Pictorial Collections for a complete list of images.
- Albuquerque Traction Company
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company
- Diesel locomotives
- El Capitan (Express train)
- Electric locomotives
- Pullman cars
- Railroad cars
- Railroads -- California
- Railroads -- New Mexico
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company
- Steam locomotives
- Super Chief (Express train)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Votava, George E.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Railroad Photograph Collection, 1904-1972
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Laura York
- Date
- © 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding provided by the University of New Mexico Libraries, Center for Regional Studies
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451