Railroad engineering -- Oregon
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Gates papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 036
Abstract
John Gates (1827-1888) was a construction engineer for the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. and the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. From 1885 to 1888, he served as mayor of Portland, Oregon. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, diaries, scrapbook pages, steamboat plans and inventions, and photographs.
Dates:
1853-1909
Thielsen family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 053
Abstract
The Thielsen family of Prussia and of America includes the following members: Bune Thielsen of Flensburg, Prussia, his son Hans Thielsen, who moved to Oregon, and Hans Thielsen's sons, Henry B., Horace W. and Julius. The collection contains correspondence, letter press books, business documents, maps and blueprints.
Dates:
1784-1926
