Charles B. Preston collection [graphic], ca. 1900-ca. 1967.

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Charles B. Preston collection [graphic], ca. 1900-ca. 1967.

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The collection contains visual materials made and collected by Charles Preston. There are approximately 1700 photographs and copy photographs of interurban railroad tracks and equipment in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio from approximately 1900 to 1959. The images include aerial views of railway lines and division points, snapshots of abandoned trackage and stations, interurban cars, crews, and accidents. A small number of images depict interurban activity in Indianapolis and other cities. Printed materials include topographic maps on which railway lines are noted.

4 boxes of photographs, 1 folder of color photographs, 2 OVA boxes of photographs, 1 OVA box of graphics, 2 boxes of slides, 6 videodiscs.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7911615

Indiana Historical Society Library

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