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Language
English
Abstract
Scrapbook (10 3/4' x 14 1/2') of approximately 175 photographs (attached to 24 leaves) documenting the activities of surveyors
of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad in the period 1900-1910. Includes portraits semi-formal and candid of individuals
and groups of B&O employees and others, candid photos of outdoor survey work, indoor office work, and camp life; and pictures
of railroad infrastructure such as tracks, bridges, etc. Many individuals and locations are identified. Locations include
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; High Bridge, Kentucky (railroad bridge); and West Virginia (Gauley River, Woods Ferry, Carnifax
Ferry, and 'Gad'). Composition of pictures is good. There are a few pictures that include steamboats.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Surveyors Scrapbook, A&M 3388, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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