Rare Books

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also called The Milwaukee Road)

Description: Includes train(s): Milwaukee Road Hiawathas. Includes (selected items): three patent filings: one from Otto Kuhler for design of last car on train (1947); one from Clifford Brooks Stevens for a Hiawatha observation car (1950); one from Harold L. Hamilton, William D. Otter, and Paul A. Meyer for a GM locomotive body (1941).
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1882-2008
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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