William Milnor Roberts papers, 1828-1959.

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William Milnor Roberts papers, 1828-1959.

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Autobiographical and biographical sketches, personal and professional correspondence, diaries, travel logs, manuscript reports, printed materials, and photographs, relating chiefly to Roberts's activities as an engineer in Pennsylvania, the Montana Territory, and Brazil. Includes material relating to his surveys for the Northern Pacific Railway Company and his work for the government of Brazil (1857-1865 and 1879-1881). Photographs include portraits of Roberts and watercolor paintings of Brazil in the 1870s.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Northern Pacific Railway company

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The Northern Pacific Railway Company was the successor of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and was established in 1896. The company operated railway lines between the Great Lakes and Washington State until it merged to form the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970. From the description of Northern Pacific Railway Company photographs, circa 1900s-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367951939 The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was chartered in 1864 to build a railro...

Roberts, W. Milnor (William Milnor), 1810-1881

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William Milnor Roberts (1810-1881) was a Pennsylvania-born civil engineer. He began his career in 1825 on the Union Canal of Pennsylvania and by 1830 had gone on to railroad construction work. From 1835 to 1857, Roberts was engaged as chief engineer for various projects in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Canada, serving as chief of one company while, at the same time, consulting for several others. From 1857 to 1865 he was in charge of the building of the Don Pedro Railway in Brazil. After his ...