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Europe: Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)

Description

Includes (selected items): photographs; materials on Finnish State Railways (1961); Norwegian State Railways; Swedish State Railways; Danske Statsbaner (1964); "Hillerod Privatbaner" (Denmark, 1965); others.

Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date
1954-1989
Call number
646607
Creator
Merrill, Leslie O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Leslie O. Merrill, 1976-2008.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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