Horace Chapin Henry Photo Albums 1906-1915

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Horace Chapin Henry Photo Albums 1906-1915

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Two albums document different stages in the construction of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul railroad. The third album includes vacation photos, news clippings, brochures and several programs of special interest to the family.

1 box (oversize) containing 3 scrapbooks; 3 oversize photos

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Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6364527

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Henry family

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Dolph Zubick

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Henry, Horace C.

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Businessman, railroad contractor, civic leader, and philanthropist, of Seattle, Wash.; b. 1844; d. 1928; full name: Horace Chapin Henry. In 1906 the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company began preparations to extend its line west to Seattle. H.C. Henry, one of Seattle's notable early pioneers, accepted the leadership of this enormous project, which would last more than three years and cover 1150 miles. At the time there were other railroads that had built line...