Collection 1870-1992.

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Collection 1870-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32117194

Research notes and photographs which Hoffman used for the book, Dummy lines through the longleaf, a history of sawmill operations and logging railroads in southwest Mississippi. Hundreds of other photographs of other railroads and logging operations principally in Mississippi, but many from railroads throughout the United States.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7336946

University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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Born June 26, 1932 in St. Louis to Mary Cain Hawkins Hoffman and Gilbert Hay Hoffman, Sr.; raised in Mississippi, state model airplane champion, 1948; educated at Mississippi State, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford Universities (Ph. D.); aeronautical engineer, specialist in fluid mechanics; worked in aeronautical industry and higher education; retired 1992; railroad and logging industry historian. From the description of Collection 1870-1992. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional ...

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The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature in 1850, 1856, and 1887 for the purpose of building a railroad from Gulfport to Jackson; it operated from 1900 until acquired by the Illinois Central in 1924 and played a major role in the development of southern Mississippi. From the description of Minute book, 1887-1907. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37763859 The Gulf and Ship Island Rail...

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