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Leslie Company Photograph Albums

Donor:
Leslie Company  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1886-1889
Scope and Contents:
Two albums of photographs depicting rotary snow plows for railroads.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series

Series 1: Photograph Albums, circa 1886-1889
Biographical / Historical:
Started near the turn of the twentieth century by John Leslie, the Leslie Company was established to automate the removal of snow in railroads through the production of steam powered rotary plows, as well as other types of steam equipment.
Provenance:
Collection donated by the Leslie Company, through John S. Leslie, President, 1968.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Snow protection  Search this
Steam engineers  Search this
Steam-engines  Search this
Snow removal  Search this
Snow plows  Search this
Railroads -- Equipment and facilities  Search this
Steam engineering  Search this
Citation:
Leslie Company Photograph Albums, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1182
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep862052bc4-b7da-4672-bf59-4ce91b5736b6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1182

Chemins de fer du sud-ouest de l'etat russe : Gr. VI, cl. 32, no. 84

Title:
Notice sur le "modèle" de dispositions pour prévenir les amooncellements de neige sur la voie
Author:
Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France)  Search this
Physical description:
17 p. : ill., fold. diagr. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Russia
Date:
1900
Topic:
Railroads--Snow protection and removal  Search this
Call number:
TF542 .E96 1900
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_729922

Rotary snowplows on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad / Joseph P. Hereford, Jr. ; with an article by Earl G. Knoob

Title:
Rotary snowplows on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Author:
Hereford, Joseph P  Search this
Knoob, Earl G  Search this
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc  Search this
Subject:
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad  Search this
Physical description:
72 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Colorado
New Mexico
Date:
1995
Topic:
Railroads--Snow-plows  Search this
Railroads--Snow protection and removal  Search this
Narrow gauge railroads--History  Search this
Call number:
TF542 .H47 1995
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_562495

Snowplow: clearing mountain rails, by Gerald M. Best

Author:
Best, Gerald M  Search this
Joslyn, David Lindsay 1886-1963  Search this
Subject:
Southern Pacific Railroad  Search this
Central Pacific Railroad  Search this
Physical description:
119 p. illus., map. 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1966
Topic:
Railroads--Snow protection and removal  Search this
Railroad snowplows  Search this
Call number:
TF542 .B56
TF542.B56
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_58548

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