William Ripley Dorr collection of California railroad club photographs : albums and slides, 1930-1962.

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William Ripley Dorr collection of California railroad club photographs : albums and slides, 1930-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462206158

Primarily black and white prints of various excursions by the railroad clubs visiting historic and current lines. The photos are mainly examples of types of cars, from both the era of steam and the more modern diesel period. Also includes historic vehicles of British Columbia, and ephemera such as tickets, programs, and a stock certificate for Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, 1901. The slide collection (box 2, not in the finding aid), includes 42 slides from the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair, as well as slides from trips to the Grand Canyon, Alaska, Death Valley, Calico, British Columbia, Hoover Dam, Colorado, East coast, the Feather River, Sierra Nevada, southern California, Arizona, etc.

1 linear foot (416 prints in 2 albums in manuscript box, and 1032 kodachrome slides in 3 metal containers in 1 print box)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562352

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Dorr, William Ripley

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Dorr, a resident of Palos Verdes Estates, was a member of numerous railway clubs in California. He participated in some 28 railroad excursions during the period 1948 to 1968 for which he kept photos or records. Most were in California but some also included Alaska, Chicago, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona. From the description of William Ripley Dorr collection of California railroad club photographs : albums and slides, 1930-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462206158 ...

California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society

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Bay Area Electric Railroad Association (Calif.)

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Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad

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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company

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The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania as the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company on April 21, 1846, the name being changed on Jan. 7, 1853. It was one of the major anthracite railroads and formed a secondary trunk line between Jersey City, N.J., and Buffalo, N.Y. The railroad's original function was to serve as an outlet from the Lehigh Anthracite Region to tidewater by building along the Lehigh River from Mauch Chu...

Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. Pacific Coast Chapter

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Northern California Railroad Club

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Chicago Railroad Fair (1948)

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The Chicago Railroad Fair, held during the summers of 1948 and 1949, was organized through the efforts of the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois, and its president, Lenox Riley Lohr (1891-1968). It celebrated the centennial of railroading from Chicago westward. The Fair was sponsored by U.S. railroad companies who contributed funds. From the description of Records, 1948-1952. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 53300076 ...

Railway Historical Society of San Diego, Inc.

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Railway Club of Southern California.

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