Guide to the Clayton M. Hall Collection of Railroad Photographs

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1 Guide to the Clayton M. Hall Collection of Railroad Photographs Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Vanessa Broussard Simmons March 2013 Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C

2 Table of Contents Collection Overview... 1 Administrative Information... 1 Arrangement... 3 Scope and Contents... 2 Biographical / Historical... 2 Names and Subjects... 3 Container Listing... 4 Series 1: Photographic Negatives, , undated... 4 Series 2: Photographic Prints,

3 Collection Overview Repository: Title: Identifier: Date: Extent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History , undated 1 cubic foot (3 boxes) Creator: Hall, Clayton M. Language: Summary: English A collection of black and white photographic negatives depicting railroad scenes and locomotives in the United States and Canada, taken by Clayton M. Hall of Princeton, New Jersey. Administrative Information Acquisition Information The collection was donated by Clayton M. Hall of Princeton, New Jersey in Provenance Transferred to the Archives Center in 2009 from the Division of Transportation (now part of the Division of Work and Industry), National Museum of American History. Related Materials Charles B. Chaney Railroad Photographs, circa (AC1167) Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, (AC0060, Series: Railroads) Haskell and Barker Car Company Photographs, (AC1183) Thomas Norell Railroad Photographs Collection, circa (AC1174) Processing Information Originally processed by the Division of Work and Industry. Additional processing by the processing team of the Archives Center, January 2013; supervised by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist. Finding aid written by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. Preferred Citation, , Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Page 1 of 22

4 Restrictions The collection is open for research. Conditions Governing Use Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Biographical / Historical Clayton Morris Hall ( ) was born September 24, 1896 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Clayton Coleman Hall and Camilla Ridgely Morris. On his maternal side he was descended from Robert Bowie, governor of Maryland from and again from His father was an insurance actuary with Maryland Life Insurance Company but was also a published writer on Maryland history, who received an honorary master's degree from Johns Hopkins in Clayton Hall grew up in Baltimore and attended Johns Hopkins University, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1918 and his doctorate in 1922 following his service in World War I. In 1923 he published his translation of The Life of Augustine by Nicolaus of Damascus. He joined the faculty of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, where he taught the classics. In 1925, he joined the faculty of Rutgers University, Princeton, New Jersey as a professor of classics. Along with Dr. William H. Kirk, he organized the classics program at Rutgers in the late 1920s. He retired from Rutgers in He was a member of the Archeological Institute of America, the American Philological Association, and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1933, he married Llewellyn Parsons Hogan ( ), daughter of Jefferson Hogan of Baltimore, Maryland and Rye, New York. They had two daughters, Llewellyn Parsons Hall and Elizabeth Morris Hall. Hall retired from the faculty of Rutgers College of Arts and Sciences in For most of his life in Princeton, he lived at 27 Boudinot Street. Hall died in New Jersey in July Not much is known about Hall's fascination with railroad photography. He developed an interest in photography at an early age and pursued his hobby until the end of his life. He created his collection over the course of forty years and took photographs throughout the United States. He used at various times a Graflex, a Carl Zeiss-Ikon, a Graphic (all using Tessar-formula lenses) and a Kalart Press, with a C.P. Goerz convertible lens. He offered his collection to the Smithsonian in He did not include any color negatives because of their "perishable nature." The gift was finalized in Scope and Contents The collection consists of approximately 445 (3 inches by 4 inches) photographic negatives of railroad trains taken by Clayton M. Hall of Princeton, New Jersey. The majority of these images are of steam locomotives in service at rail stations and rail yards. The collection primarily documents eastern railroad lines, especially the Baltimore and Ohio, Boston and Maine, Central of New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania, but also includes views of railroads in New Mexico and Canada. A printed guide to the negatives exists in the Archives Center's reading room along with video disc #38105 of all of the photographs in this collection. This guide has detailed information on the prints in this collection. Some envelopes contain two negatives. Page 2 of 22

5 Series 1, Photographic Negatives, , undated, is arranged numerically by negative number and then alphabetically by the name of railroad. These numbers were assigned by the National Museum of American History in There are a few exceptions when the negative number does not correspond with the usual alphabetical placement of the railroad pictured. There are two dates on the negative sleeve. Under the heading "Year" is the date of the construction of the locomotive pictured. The date listed under "Photo Description" is the date the photograph was taken by Hall. The date recorded in the finding aid data is the one listed under "Photo Description"; if no date was recorded then it is listed as "undated".the locomotives depicted range in construction date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century. There are sometimes two negatives in a sleeve depicting the same subject but with slight differences. Series 2, Photographic Prints, 1986, contains the later prints (3 and one-half inches by 5 inches) made directly from Hall's negatives by the Division of Work and Industry in They are arranged numerically by the negative number. Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series. Series 1, Photographic Negatives, , undated Series 2, Photographic Prints, 1986 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three-hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Locomotives Railroad stations Railroad trains Railroads -- 20th century Transportation Types of Materials: Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century Page 3 of 22

6 Container Listing Series 1: Photographic Negatives, , undated , Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, , Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, , Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, , Atlantic Coastline, , Black River and Western, , Black River and Western, , Black River and Western, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, undated , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, 1954 Page 4 of 22

7 , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, undated , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, , Baltimore and Ohio, /2, Baltimore and Ohio, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, 1939 Page 5 of 22

8 , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, 1954 Page 6 of 22

9 , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Boston and Maine, , Canadian National, , Canadian National, , Canadian National, , Canadian National, , Canadian National, /2, Canadian National, , Canadian Pacific, , Canadian Pacific, , Canadian Pacific, , Canadian Pacific, , Canadian Pacific, undated , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1939 Page 7 of 22

10 , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey (two negatives), , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey (two negatives), , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, undated , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, 1951 Page 8 of 22

11 , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Railroad of New Jersey, , Central Vermont (two negatives), , Central Vermont, , Chicago Burlington and Northern, , Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, , Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, , Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, , Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, , Delaware and Hudson, , Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, , Delaware, Lackawanna and Western (two negatives), 1952 Page 9 of 22

12 , Denver, Rio Grande and Western, , Denver, Rio Grande and Western, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, undated , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , East Broad Top, , Denver, Rio Grande and Western, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk (two negatives), , Great Northern, , Great Northern, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Grand Trunk, , Huntington and Broad Top, 1953 Page 10 of 22

13 , Huntington and Broad Top, , Lehigh and Hudson, , Lehigh and Hudson, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh and New England, , Lehigh Valley, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maine Central, , Maryland and Pennsylvania (two negatives), , Maryland and Pennsylvania (two negatives), , Morristown and Erie, 1952 Page 11 of 22

14 , Morristown and Erie, , New York Central, , New York Central, , New York, New Haven and Hartford, , New Hope and Ivyland, , New Hope and Ivyland, , New Hope and Ivyland, , New Hope and Ivyland, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Norfolk and Western, , Northern Pacific, , Northern Pacific, , Northern Pacific, , Northern Pacific, , Pennsylvania, undated Page 12 of 22

15 , Philadelphia and Reading, undated , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, undated , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, undated , Pennsylvania, undated , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, undated , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania (Cumberland Valley), , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, 1955 Page 13 of 22

16 , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, undated , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania Reading Sea Shore (two negatives), , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania, , Portland Terminal, , Raritan River, undated Page 14 of 22

17 , Portland Terminal, , Raritan River, , Raritan River, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, , Reading, A, Reading, , Reading, , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Page 15 of 22

18 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1947 Box , Reading, 1947 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1936 Box , Reading, 1936 Box , Reading, 1947 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1939 Box , Reading, 1940 Box , Reading, 1940 Box , Reading, 1946 Box , Reading, 1946 Box , Reading, 1946 Page 16 of 22

19 Box , Reading, 1948 Box , Reading, 1947 Box , Reading, 1946 Box , Reading, 1947 Box , Reading, 1950 Box , Reading, 1950 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, undated Box , Reading, 1948 Box , Reading, 1948 Box , Reading, undated Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1951 Box , Reading, 1948 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1960 Box , Reading, 1960 Box , Reading, 1960 Box , Reading, 1960 Box , Reading, 1953 Box , Reading, 1952 Box , Rutland, 1946 Page 17 of 22

20 Box , Rutland, 1946 Box , Rutland, 1946 Box , St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain (two negatives), 1938 Box , St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain, 1938 Box , St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain, 1938 Box , Seaboard, 1952 Box , Seaboard, 1952 Box , Shelburne Museum, undated Box , Signal, Ball type, , Signal, Banjo type, 1950 Box , Snowden, Montana, 1953 Box , Southern, 1952 Box , Southern, 1952 Box , Southern Pacific, 1947 Box , Southern Pacific, 1947 Box , Southern Pacific, undated Box , Southern Pacific, 1947 Box , Southern Pacific, 1953 Box , Southern Pacific, 1950 Box , Southern Pacific, 1953 Box , Southern Pacific, 1953 Box , Southern Pacific, 1953 Box , Strasburg, 1963 Box , Strasburg, 1963 Box , Strasburg, 1963 Box , Strasburg, 1963 Page 18 of 22

21 Box , Suncook Valley, 1938 Box , Suncook Valley, 1938 Box 2 Box 2 Box , Suncook Valley, undated , Suncook Valley, undated , Suncook Valley, undated Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Pacific, 1949 Box , Western Maryland, 1954 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1938 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, undated Page 19 of 22

22 Box , Western Maryland, undated Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1953 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Page 20 of 22

23 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Western Maryland, 1952 Box , Union Pacific, 1949 Box , Union Pacific, 1947 Return to Table of Contents Page 21 of 22

24 Series 2: Photographic Prints Series 2: Photographic Prints, 1986 Box 3 Return to Table of Contents Page 22 of 22