General Electric Company's "Proposal for Electrification of Rocky Mountain Division, Three Forks-Deer Lodge" 1914-1915

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General Electric Company's "Proposal for Electrification of Rocky Mountain Division, Three Forks-Deer Lodge" 1914-1915

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The collection consists of one bound journal containing General Electric's proposal to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to electrify the line between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Montana. The 133 page proposal includes maps, road profiles, photos, and cost analysis dating from 1914 to 1915.

0.2 linear ft.

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library K. Ross Toole Archives

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