ABSTRACT: Photo Album of steam locomotives and a few diesel locomotives of various photograph sizes compiled by Robert Watson.
SCOPE: Robert Watson lived in Eureka, Illinois and was a member of the Railroad Camera Club. This album includes photos of steam locomotives from all over the country spanning the years of 1934-1937 with a few older photographs. The majority of the steam locomotive photographs are from the Middle West. The diesel locomotive photos are from a Century of Progress Fair in Chicago in 1933-1934. A few caption notes are inserted on a few pages.
EXTENT: 1 photo album
ACCESS: This collection can be viewed on-site in the Rare Book and Manuscripts Reading Room. Some of the material may be photocopied, digitally scanned or photographed, subject to condition and other access restrictions. Information on conducting research with the archival collections of the Library, including current building hours and reading room policies, can be found on our Research page. The St. Louis Mercantile Library is located on levels one and two of the Thomas Jefferson Library building on the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ north campus.
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the collections of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis."
