William H. Moore papers, 1881-1921.

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William H. Moore papers, 1881-1921.

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The William H. Moore collection contains biographical information published in the January, 1921 issue of the "American Society of Civil Engineers", a letter and postcards to his mother in Ireland, four travel journals (1898-1900), and photographs of Moore in 1881, 1889, and 1907. Three travel journals illustrate in vivid detail Moore's trips out west to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona. His descriptions include railway, wagon, and horseback travel, plus descriptions of Yellowstone Park, the Grand Canyon, and the complete eclipse of the sun, May 28, 1900 on the Atlantic coast near Norfolk, Virginia. Moore's journals also include observations of people he met including Native American (Hopi and Moki) tribes; small mining communities; and larger cities like Denver, Colorado and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thirty-five sepia-toned photographs show bridges under construction and completed n 1907.

0.25 cubic ft. (1 box)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7945424

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company

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Born 1 Feb. 1885 in Johnstown, Pa. Moved with family to Buffalo shortly after the Johnstown flood of 1889. When his parents died, he became the ward of his brother-in-law, C. George Hyde, who apprenticed him to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in 1902. From the description of Apprenticeship papers of John P. Loewer, 1902 May 5. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 44271315 Railroad company formed from a consolidation of the New York Central Railroad ...

Moore, William H., 1937-

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William Harley Moore was born on September 12, 1860, in Limerick, Ireland. On completing his education, Moore came to the United States in 1885 and was employed as a draftsman in the Bridge Engineering Department of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. In 1896 he joined the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, working until his death in 1920. He was appointed Bridge Engineer of the New Haven Railroad in 1889 and Engineer of Structures in 1913. Moore died suddenly of heart failu...

New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company

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The collection holds documents related to early southern New England railroads, particularly those that were predecessor lines of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, the railroad predominant railroad in the region from 1872, when it was established through the merger of the New York and New Haven Railroad and the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, to 1969, when it was absorbed into Penn Central. From the description of New York , New Haven & Hartford Railroad Predecess...