We have just acquired a wonderful collection of traction photos from long-time IRM stalwart Pete Schmidt. Most of these were taken by his father William Schmidt and have not been published before. They cover a wide range of electric railways across the country, and it will take me a while to scan them all in. Once they're scanned, they will be deposited in the IRM library files for preservation. We can't thank Pete enough for this donation. Many of these images are of lines seldom seen.
Almost all of these are B&W prints, and none of them are very big. Some of them are smaller than anything I've seen before, less than 2" square. As a result, the scans may not be the best, since I'm doing these at 600 dpi with a run-of-the-mill flatbed scanner. Anything finer takes a long time, but could be done if there's a need for a particular image.
Most of the photos have very detailed information written on the back. Some of it is exposure information which the photographer wanted for his own use, and I won't bother reproducing it. But in many cases there's not only the date, but the exact time the picture was taken. You don't see that every day!
Railroad Miscellany
TRACTION LINES:
Atlantic City and ShoreMost of the photos have very detailed information written on the back. Some of it is exposure information which the photographer wanted for his own use, and I won't bother reproducing it. But in many cases there's not only the date, but the exact time the picture was taken. You don't see that every day!
Railroad Miscellany
TRACTION LINES:
Baltimore
Boston Elevated Ry.
Boston Revere Beach and Lynn
Branford Electric Ry.
British Columbia Electric
Capital Transit
Charles City Western
Chicago and West Towns
Chicago Aurora and Elgin
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee
Chicago Rapid Transit
Chicago South Shore and South Bend
Chicago Surface Lines
Cincinnati Street Railway
Cleveland Transit
Denver and Intermountain
Des Moines and Central Iowa
Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern
Hagerstown and Frederick
Illinois Terminal
Interurban Lines (miscellaneous)
Kansas City Public Service
Key System
Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley
Lake Erie and Northern
Lehigh Valley Transit
Mason City and Clear Lake
Milwaukee Transport
Montreal and Southern Counties
Montreal Tramways
Niagara St. Catherines and Toronto
Omaha and Council Bluffs
Pacific Electric
Philadelphia and Western
Philadelphia Suburban Transit
Pittsburgh Railways
Portland Traction
Quebec RL&P
Rochester Transit
Rock Island Southern
St. Louis Public Service
San Francisco
Shaker Heights Rapid Transit
Sioux City Transit
Texas Electric
Third Avenue Railway System
Toronto Transit
Twin Cities Rapid Transit
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern
West Penn Railways
It's no secret what the good professor has been doing today. Who is having more fun? Us or you?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing the streetcar directional sign from the Brookfield Zoo. Those hand-carved signs used to be all over the zoo giving directions by a carving of the animals. Are there no survivors? They would be treasured today.