Walter Franklin Beard interviews, 1968-1976.

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Walter Franklin Beard interviews, 1968-1976.

Transcript of interviews with Walter Franklin Beard by son, Franklin.

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Modesto Irrigation District (Calif.)

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Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company

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U.S. railroad, primarily in the Midwest and West; headquarters: Chicago, Ill. Name changed from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway after bankruptcy reorganization in 1895. From the description of Santa Fé train robberies, 1890-1895. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 228418621 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (AT&SF) was founded by Cyrus K. Holiday in Kansas in 1859. By 1888 the railroad s...

South San Joaquin Irrigation District (Calif.)

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Modesto Interurban Railroad (Calif.)

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Beard, Walter Franklin, 1881-1979.

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Stanislaus County, Calif. contractor and farmer. Worked for various irrigation districts and railroads building canals, flumes and roadbeds. Projects described in interviews include: work for Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Reservoir, South San Joaquin Irrigation District, LaGrange Morgan flume; Riverbank Oakdale Extension (of Santa Fe Railroad) and Modesto Interurban Railroad. From the description of Walter Franklin Beard interviews, 1968-1976. (University of the Pacific). Worl...