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Southern Railway Historical Association Photograph Collection: South Carolina

Accession P.2003.009

Provenance:

These records are on loan from the Southern Railway Historical Association.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes for a small fee.  Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Director of Library/Archives.

C. Pat Cates and Dick Hillman processed these photographs in 2005-2006.

Size: 1 cubic foot

Description: On August 15, 2003, representatives from the Southern Railway Historical Association and the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History signed an agreement to place the association’s archives in the museum.  Part of the massive collection of materials was photographs that had been taken from the 1930s to the 1990s.  Many of the photographs were official pictures taken by the Southern Railway for publicity and for the company magazine Ties.  These photographs were stored in a variety of containers and had been roughly organized into the various states that were served by the Southern Railway.  There was also a collection of negatives although many had been separated from the original photographs.  There is also evidence of a number of filing systems that had been used by the railroad to identify the photographs.  No information has been found relative to this filing system. In addition to the photographs of the Southern Railway there were a number of photographs from individuals that had been organized into binders with headings such as “Steam Locomotives”, “Diesel Locomotives”, “Depots” as well as under individual cities and states.  All the photographs of this collection have been removed from their original storage containers and placed in acid free envelopes.  The original documentation has been retained with the photographs as well as additional information when it has been found.  Every effort has been made to place the negative with the corresponding photograph.  Researchers should be aware that the negatives are larger than the traditional 35mm format.  A number of museum volunteers and staff have worked in the organization of this collection.

1. Charleston

• Historic homes on palmetto drive at Water Street and Murray Blvd—three different photographs (6-11-D; 6-20-D; 6-21-D) includes negatives

• Interior view of the Manigault House (6-28-D) includes negative

• Jacob Motte residence (6-23-D) includes negative

• Pirate House (6-26-D) includes negative

• Aiken House—five different photographs (6-4-D; 6-12-D; 6-13-D;  6-14-D; 6-15-D)  includes negative

• Sailboat regatta (6-29-D) includes negative

• The old Powder Magazine (6-24-D) includes negative

• Public Library (6-16-D) includes negative

• The “Battery” overlooking Fort Sumter—two different photographs (6-1-D; 6-27-D) includes negative

• Craven Bastion (6-17-D) includes negative

• King Street (6-10-D) includes negative

• Historic home at Charleston (6-8-D) includes negative

• Records Building (6-31-D) includes negative

• Looking towards Charleston from the Export Coal Terminal Pier (6-18-D)

• Banana Pier—three different photographs (728; 735; 725) includes negative

• View of harbor and bridge (6-18-D) includes negative

2. Charleston Churches

• St. Michael’s Episcopal Church (6-5-D) negative only

• Dock Street Theatre, St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church and French Huguenot Church (6-30-D) includes negative

• St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church (6-19-D) includes negative

• St. Andrew’s Church (6-22-D) includes negative

• St. Michael’s Episcopal Church (6-25-D) includes negative

• Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Church interior photograph (6-2-D) includes negative

• St. John’s Lutheran Church (6-9-D) includes negative

3. Charleston Railroad Related

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2027 leaving Seven-Mile Yard (38-19-C) negative only; April 1960 Ties

• Steam Locomotive No. 725 at water tank May 1946; January-February 1995 Ties

• Railroad shop (35-81-B)

• Export Coal Terminal (609)

• Keeping Records at Coal Terminal (29-3) includes negative

• Export Coal Terminal—two different photographs (2425; 770)

• Freight Station (27-7) includes negative

• Skippers of foreign vessels check tonnage of coal loaded at the Coal Terminal (29-2)

• Depot c1960

• Union Station

4. Greenville

• Steam Locomotive No. 3754 with Passenger Train No. 15, 1910

• Diesel locomotive takes on water (22-8-A) includes negative

• Dispatch Center—two different photographs (10-9-B; No. ID)

• Table Rock Mountain and reservoir near Greenville

5. Spartanburg

• Norfolk Southern diesel with mixed freight passing Hayne Tower March 21, 1992; Jim King Collection

• Steam Locomotive No. 1402 with “Piedmont Limited” September 1937

• Depot (proof sheet with negatives)

• Passenger depot

• Aerial view of yard and shops (40-8)

• Diesel Locomotive No. 3101 with freight July 27, 1969; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6138 with Passenger Train No. 28 July 23,1966; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2925 with Passenger Train No. 38 June 18, 1967; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2916 with passenger train July 23, 1966; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel locomotive with freight train April 20, 1967; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6714 and passenger train

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4143 “Carolina Special” with Diesel Locomotive No. 2911 “Piedmont Limited” c1950

• Rail yard with diesel locomotives

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6907 with Passenger Train No. 38 July 23, 1966; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 5102 near Hayne Tower June 24, 1975

• Aerial view of Hayne Junction—four different photographs (28-20; 1066; 28-23; No. ID) includes negatives

6. Miscellaneous Cities

• Former Augusta SPL laying over at Ft. Mill 1967; negatives only

• State Capitol building at Columbia—two different photographs 1956 (6-32-D; 6-33-D) includes negatives

• Lincoln Green Demonstration Forest near Dorchester—two different photographs (891; 901)

• Loading logs at Milbank (1081)

• Touring car at Branchville

• Freight & Division Office Building, Carolina & Northwestern Railway at Anderson (27-9) includes negatives

• Diesel shop at Anderson; includes negatives; August 1952 Ties

• Diesel Locomotives No. 6112 and 4302 with freight train at Greenwood January 1969; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

7. Depots

• Jonesville

• Rock Hill 1915; negative only

• Union March 1980 (color photographs)

• Old freight depot in Camden—two different photographs; includes negatives

• Blackville 1970

• Ladson 1917—two different photographs (19-45; No. ID) includes negative

8. Diesel Passenger

• “The Peach Queen” crossing Middle Tiger River Bridge at Greer June 1956; Curtis Tillotson, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotives No. 6144, 4133 and 2913 with Passenger Train No. 29 “The Peach Queen” at Seneca July 1964: Curtis Tillotson, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4144 with Passenger Train No. 27 at Columbia April 21, 1967; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotives No. 2028 and 4149 with Passenger Train No. 29 at Seneca May 11, 1967; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2802 with passenger train “The Southerner” in Greenville 1941; July-August 1991 Ties

9. Diesel Freight

• Rockton Rion Railway Steam Locomotive No. 712 passes Diesel Freight Train No. 62 at Rockton April 5, 1961; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6144 at Greenwood May 1966; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Load of perishables crossing Pocolet River in Converse (2095)

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4137 at Honea Path June 1968; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4142 at Seneca May 11, 1962; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Freight Train No. 142 at Central July 10, 1974; Curtis Tillotson, Jr. Collection

• Freight Train No. 154 at Easley April 22,1973; Curtis Tillotson, Jr. Collection

10. Steam Passenger

• Northbound Passenger Train No. 12 crossing Tugalo River Bridge into South Carolina 1900; includes negative; February 1956 Ties

• Steam Locomotive No. 1402 with Passenger Train No. 38 in Greenville September 1938; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Steam Locomotive No. 1238 with Passenger Train No. 32 at Bath c1930

• Steam Locomotive No. 1394 “The Crescent Limited” between Spartanburg and Greenville July 1926 (17-43) includes negative

• Steam Locomotive No. 1396 near Greenville; includes negative

11. Peach Processing

• Icing station and platform at Hayne Yard—two different photographs (28-25; 28-28) includes negatives

• Icing station and platform at Hayne Yard 1947—three different photographs (28-27; 28-29; No. ID) includes negatives; September 1947 Ties

• Aerial view of peach packing and processing sheds near Spartanburg—three different photographs (28-16; 28-18; 28-19) includes negatives

• Peach orchard and facilities at Spartanburg—six different photographs (28-24; 28-36; 28-37; 28-38; 28-40; 28-42) includes negatives

• Publicity photographs in peach orchard at Spartanburg—three different photographs (27-6; 27-7; 27-8) includes negatives (1 of 2)

• Publicity photographs in peach orchard at Spartanburg—five different photographs (28-1; 28-2; 28-3; 28-4; 28-5) includes negatives (2 of 2)

• Refrigerator cars near Spartanburg—three different photographs (28-30; 23-31; 23-32) includes negative

• Aerial view of peach orchards near Spartanburg (28-21) includes negative

• Aerial view of Inman showing peach packing houses (28-15) includes negative

12. Events

• Freight Train No. 61 derailed south of York 1936; May-June 1995 Ties

• Steam Locomotive damage at Bath August 31, 1886 caused by an earthquake

• People eating peach pie at The Elite Restaurant; September 1947 Ties

• Funeral train of Franklin D. Roosevelt—two aerial photographs near Clemson April 13, 1945 (17-81) Official photograph of the U.S. Air Force