Box 1020
Container
Contains 12 Results:
William C. Swartout Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1998.121
Abstract
Books, pamphlets, photographs and reports on flooding in the United States, particularly in the areas of Cape Girardeau and New Madrid [Mo], Cairo, [Il], Paducah, [Ky], and northern Arkansas. Also includes general information on the development of the nation’s railroads.
Dates:
1897-1950
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Missouri Pacific Railroad Report of the Flood of 1927 in the Mississippi River and Tributaries as Affecting the Missouri Pacific Railroad, compiled by Wm. C. Swartout, Senior Assistant Engineer (2 copies), c. After Spring 1927
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 001-002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
c. After Spring 1927
Sperry Rail Detector Cars: Locate Hidden Rail Defects, advertising pamphlet, c. 1930
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
c. 1930
"Who Pays?" Pamphlet, by the Association of American Railroads, c. 1938
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
c. 1938
"The Devastation and Restoration of New England's Vital Life-Line: The New Haven Railroad" Photographic Pamphlet, c. 1939
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 008
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
c. 1939
"Quiz on Railroads and Railroading: 400 Questions and Answers" (2 copies), 1940
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
1940
"Quiz on Railroads and Railroading: 450 Questions and Answers", 1947
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 010
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
1947
"Quiz on Railroads and Railroading", 1950
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 011
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
1950
"The Flood of 1927: Mississippi River and Tributaries", published by Mississippi River Flood Control Association, 1927
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
1927
"Mississippi River Flood Control", Engineering News-Record Reprints, 1928
File — Box: 1020, Folder: 004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Materials consist of photographs, primary and secondary sources relating to floods and railroads in the U.S. Included is information on floods of the Mississippi River Valley in 1897, 1913, 1927, and 1936-37; and the damage these floods had in regional areas, including Cape Girardeau and New Madrid, Missouri; Cairo, Illinois, Paducah, Kentucky, Northern Arkansas, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Other materials consist of secondary information on railroad development and railroad company...
Dates:
1928