Re: Good Sites for Old Photos
From: Kevin Bunker mikadobear45@yahoo.com
Hmmm...no kidding! I wonder if the one (see attached) shows the Towle Bros spur below the sheds...or is this some forgotten M of W access track, perhaps for servicing the sheds from below, say, with a fire train (such as spraying the sheds down in summer heat)?
--Kevin B
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 6:15 AM
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My great greatgrandfather, Charles Anderson Stanley, was an engineer for 3 years for Towle Bros. Railroad, 1877 to 1880. He would have been an engineer for Porter engines no. 1 or no. 2. I have been trying, without success, to obtain photos of either or both of those engines. Does anyone know where I can locate such photos? Any help or leads greatly appreciated. Thanks. Stephen Ralls, contact at "sa[at symbol]ralls[dot]us"
From: "Chris Graves" caliron@cwnet.com
Re: Photo's of Towle Bros. RR Porter engines
If Mr. Ralls contacts me directly, I can put him in touch with folks in this area that collect photos of the Towle Bros. lumber railroad. I have seen photos of the locomotives he is looking for, the owners of which would be most pleased to share them with Mr. Ralls.
—G J Chris Graves, NewCastle, Cal.
From: bruce.macgregor@comcast.net
The Bancroft Library, located on the UC Berkeley campus, houses the Roy Graves photo collection, which contains multiple views of these engines on Towle Brothers. I believe there is a searchable on-line catalog for The Bancroft, which last time I looked, did not display all the images in digital form but would let you identify images by catalog description. Copies of these images are a little pricey – I paid $50 recently for a high resolution scan of a single Roy Graves photo. But hopefully, you'll be able to find what you're looking for.
—Bruce MacGregor
From: KyleWyatt@aol.com
I know there are photos of the Towle locomotives – I've seen copies. You might try the California State Railroad Museum Library.
—Kyle Wyatt
From: Stephen A. Ralls
Re: Photo's of Towle Bros. RR Porter engines
Thank you very much!
—Stephen A. Ralls
Im looking for photos of kelton,utah and terrace,ut around the year 1890 to 1905. Any help.
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