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Southern Railway Historical Association Photograph Collection: Mississippi

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: .5 cubic feet

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. Diesel Passenger Trains

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2926 with “The Southerner” at Breyer December 1951; J.P. Lamb Collection

• “Southern Crescent” near Meridian May 1972; September-October 1994 Ties; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2919 with “The Southerner” near Meridian December 1950; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6906 and passenger train at Meridian April 13, 1961

• Northbound “The Southerner” south of Enterprise December 1954; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Amtrak “Crescent” southbound at Seneca December 20, 1989

• Diesel Locomotive No. 2928 with passenger train at Picayune August 21, 1966; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

2. Diesel Freight Trains

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6115 and Freight Train No. 59 passes northbound freight train at Breyer August 1958; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6105 at Breyer June 1956; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel locomotives at the joint IC/SR Yard Meridian c1965; September-October 1994 Ties

• Ready Track at Meridian with Diesel Locomotives No. 2158; 2160; 4111 and 8958 December 1955; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotives No. 4117 and 4225 at engine servicing area December 1953; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4264 with freight train at Meehan June 1954

• Norfolk Southern Diesel Locomotive No. 7076 at Ellisville August 20, 1989

• Diesel Locomotive No. 4154 with Freight Train No. 59 at Okatibee March 1954; J.P. Lamb Collection

3. Steam Passenger and Freight Trains

• Steam Locomotive No. 6634 with freight train at Meridian April 18, 1948; F.E. Ardrey, Jr. Collection

• Steam Locomotive No. 6624 with freight at Meridian December 1950; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Steam Locomotive No. 1865 with Excursion Train at Iuka in 1908

4. Miscellaneous Cities

• Station grounds at Picayune (36-59)

• Tung oil groves near Picayune (121-A)

• Depot at Hattiesburg

• State Capitol Building at Jackson (6-3-G) includes negative

• Vicksburg National Military Park (6-1-G) includes negative

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6400 with southbound “Queen & Crescent” in Meridian December 1953; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Diesel Locomotive No. 6915 with Passenger Train No. 2 at Meridian August 8, 1970

• Joint IC/SR roundhouse in Meridian May 1950; J.P. Lamb Collection

• Northbound diesel freight train passes southbound “Gulf Coast Rebel” at Meridian passenger station August 1958—two different photographs; J.P. Lamb Collection

5. Events

• Steam passenger train wreck at Eastabutchie 1911

• Dynamiting coal dock at Hattiesburg—four different photographs (19-64; 19-65; 19-66; 19-67)

• Collision of two steam locomotives near Glens on December 9, 1910

• Annual Garden Pilgrimage at Columbus (6-2-G) includes negative

• Wreck at Laurel in January 1969 (1 of 2)

• Wreck at Laurel in January 1969 (2 of 2)

• File of documentation on wreck at Laurel in January 1969