Misc. railroads: photograph of Central N.Y. Southern RR (Ithaca-Auburn Shortline); pass for N.Y., Auburn and Lansing RR ( 1910 ); timetable for Ithaca, Auburn and Western Railway ( 1889 ); timetable for trains through Cortland (Erie, N.Y. Central, N.Y. and Ohio Midland, and Syracuse, Binghamton and N.Y. Railroads, 1872 ); timetable (verifax) for L.S. and M. Southern RR (n.d.), 1910, 1889, 1872
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Primarily letter impression books (3 v., 1891-95, 1896-97, 1906-10), loose correspondence (1906), orders, bills, receipts, accounts, time-books (2 v., 1903-06), insurance policies, broadsides, photographs of the Ithaca Railway Company; correspondence of general managers directed to equipment manufacturers, and also concerning construction and rental of an apartment house in Cornell Heights under railway sponsorship (1906); form letter (1906) from the Duplicate Transfer and Rebate Company of Philadelphis offering to furnish industrial spies; release and decision in a damage case, Bolster v. the Ithaca Street Railway Company (1904), inventory of rolling stock (1912); also, photographs, timetables, and printed items concerning other upstate New York railroads, and steamboats on Cayuga Lake.
Dates
- 1910
- 1889
- 1872
Creator
- From the Collection: Gordon, William Reed, 1899- (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
1.2 cubic feet. (1.2 cubic feet. 1 v.,)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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607-255-9524 (Fax)
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