Harry F. Brown papers, 1908-1933, 1959, 1964.

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Harry F. Brown papers, 1908-1933, 1959, 1964.

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The Harry F. Brown papers are composed of 478 images on glass plate negatives, photographic prints, flexible negatives, 35mm film, and 35mm mounted slides. The majority of the images were taken between 1908 and 1933, with a few from 1959 and 1964. Most of the images contain railroad electrification equipment, and specifically anchor bridges and catenary wires along the shoreline route of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Precisely numbered anchor bridges with exact locations appear in the photographic prints and the 35mm slides. There are also groups of other types of images within the collection. The flexible negatives contain interior and exterior images of the power plants at Cos Cob, Connecticut and New Haven, Connecticut as well as at Nantasket, Massachusetts. Both the glass plate negatives and the flexible negatives depict the construction of caternary wires. The flexible images show the Milford Bridge under construction. The 35mm slides contain a series of images of an unidentified train wreck as well as images of multiple unit passenger cars. Finally, the slides also contain images of equipment sold to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad by Goodrum Substation near Porter, Indiana. The collection includes several noteworthy images. The glass plate negatives include an image of a model of an electrification system and an electrified railroad car on a table. The photographic prints contaion two images of a fire on the railroad tracks. Finally, there are a few images throughout the collection of catenary wires being built by workmen with horses and buggies.

3.25 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6669398

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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