Miscellaneous
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
John Gjevre’s Soo Railroad Line Photograph Collection contains images from 1908-1993. Some of the images are featured in Saga of the Soo by John Gjevre, 1st edition and 2nd edition, volumes I and II.
The collection is broken into 9 files:
Trains: This file contains images of trains, mostly more modern.
Train Depots: This file contains images of train depots in North Dakota. Photos are arranged alphabetically by city name; those without distinguishable city names appear last.
Train Yards: This file contains images of train yards from 1905-1975.
People: This file contains images of people related to the Soo Line Railway from 1908-1961. Notably: George Pihlstrom; Egan Exgang; Mr. McCune; P. B. Schoenholz; Maggie Robinson; Leafy Schoenholz; Doll Atkinson; G. H. M.; Alma Tollefson (Mrs. Everett Nye); Al Hanlon; P. G. Tipton; A. I. Bradley; the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson); H. Le Claire; Richard Travis; George Jankowski
Soo Line-Northern Pacific Crash, 1953: This file contains an image of the trains involved in the crash. An article about this crash in the Foster County Independent (Carrington, ND) dated Thursday, January 1, 1953, can be found in the finding aid and biographical information - folder 0.
Multi-layer Color Prints: This file contains two photographs that were developed using a color separation process, using one negative for each color (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) to produce a positive layer in each color that are then superimposed over each other to create a full color image. Also included are the negatives for one of the completed images.
Kenmare, ND, 1909-1910: This file contains images of Kenmare, ND from the time period listed.
McHenry, ND: This file contains images of the “Turn Around Railroad Loop” at McHenry, ND that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also included are images of “hobo carvings” in a railway building moved from Lemert, ND (near Carrington, ND) to the site. A letter from Robert Ramey to John Gjevre regarding the carvings can be found in the finding aid and biographical information - folder 0. Miscellaneous: This file contains images that could not be otherwise classified: an interior image of the Soo Café in Enderlin, ND and a repurposed Coach No. 910 near the Drake Line.
Trains: This file contains images of trains, mostly more modern.
Train Depots: This file contains images of train depots in North Dakota. Photos are arranged alphabetically by city name; those without distinguishable city names appear last.
Train Yards: This file contains images of train yards from 1905-1975.
People: This file contains images of people related to the Soo Line Railway from 1908-1961. Notably: George Pihlstrom; Egan Exgang; Mr. McCune; P. B. Schoenholz; Maggie Robinson; Leafy Schoenholz; Doll Atkinson; G. H. M.; Alma Tollefson (Mrs. Everett Nye); Al Hanlon; P. G. Tipton; A. I. Bradley; the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson); H. Le Claire; Richard Travis; George Jankowski
Soo Line-Northern Pacific Crash, 1953: This file contains an image of the trains involved in the crash. An article about this crash in the Foster County Independent (Carrington, ND) dated Thursday, January 1, 1953, can be found in the finding aid and biographical information - folder 0.
Multi-layer Color Prints: This file contains two photographs that were developed using a color separation process, using one negative for each color (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) to produce a positive layer in each color that are then superimposed over each other to create a full color image. Also included are the negatives for one of the completed images.
Kenmare, ND, 1909-1910: This file contains images of Kenmare, ND from the time period listed.
McHenry, ND: This file contains images of the “Turn Around Railroad Loop” at McHenry, ND that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also included are images of “hobo carvings” in a railway building moved from Lemert, ND (near Carrington, ND) to the site. A letter from Robert Ramey to John Gjevre regarding the carvings can be found in the finding aid and biographical information - folder 0. Miscellaneous: This file contains images that could not be otherwise classified: an interior image of the Soo Café in Enderlin, ND and a repurposed Coach No. 910 near the Drake Line.
Dates
- 1905-1993.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 58 Photographic Prints (58 photographic prints.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Gjevre, John A. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu