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| Title | Northern Pacific Railway bridge crew completing Stuck River Bridge, Auburn, ca. 1907 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1907 |
| Caption | Large crew of Bridge gang at Stuck River Bridge. Plaque on bridge reads "American Bridge Co of New York USA 1905."
This wide bridge was constructed when Northern Pacific Railway changed from single to double track operation, circa 1907. |
| 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.]
Handwritten on verso: Stuck Riv., Auburn Wa.
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.]
Source of caption information: handwritten notes on verso and White River Valley Museum staff.
White River Valley Museum has the original glass plate negative and a 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 negative on file. |
| Subjects | Railroad employees--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroad bridges--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Auburn
Northern Pacific Railway Company--Facilities--Washington (State)--Auburn
Northern Pacific Railway Company--People--Washington (State)--Auburn
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| Classification | Auburn, WA/Transportation/Railroads |
| Personal Names | Unidentified |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Auburn |
| Digital Collection | White River Valley Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 65 |
| 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; 8 x 10 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. |
