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| Title | Northern Pacific Railway station in Lester, ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Waters, L.B. (Tacoma) |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Caption | View looking west from coal dock. Depot building in background built 1892-3, discontinued 1983, and razed early 1990s.
Also visible: Northern Pacific Hotel which began as a section house and razed 1960 (torn down by Joe DiVito and lumber used to improve his home). The Hotel served as a home for section men, snow removal crews and helper crews based at Lester. |
| Notes | In 1970 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, the Great Northern Railway Company, the Pacific Coast Railroad Company, and the Northern Pacific Railway Company merged under the name Burlington Northern, Inc. [Note from the Library of Congress Name Authority File.]
Northern Pacific Railway Company also known as Northern Pacific Railroad Co. [Note from the Library of Congress Name Authority File.]
Acronyms for Northern Pacific Railway: NP, NPRR, N.P.R.R., NPRY, N.P.R.Y., NPR, N.P.R. [Cataloger's note.]
Date, caption information and photographer name supplied by White River Valley Museum. |
| Subjects | Railroad stations--Washington (State)--Lester
Railroads--Washington (State)--Lester
Railroad shops & yards--Washington (State)--Lester
Northern Pacific Railway Company--Equipment & supplies--Washington (State)--Lester
Northern Pacific Railway Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Lester
Storage tanks--Washington (State)--Lester
Crowds--Washington (State)--Lester
Utility poles--Washington (State)--Lester
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| Classification | Auburn, WA/Transportation/Railroads |
| Personal Names | Unidentified |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Lester |
| Digital Collection | White River Valley Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 3960 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Repository | White River Valley Museum (Auburn) |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 6 x 8 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
