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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 volumes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1890-1900

Scope and Contents:

Two albums of photographs depicting rotary snow plows for railroads.

Arrangement:

1 series.

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, 1968.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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

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

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

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

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