Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Donald Holmes Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1910 (Creation)
Extent
3 photographs
Name of creator
Biographical history
Donald Holmes was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 30, 1922. His family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was five. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served in the South Pacific as a Sonarman. After WWII he attended the University of Southern California and graduated from Sawyers Business School in 1947. He retired from the California State Board of Equalization as a Supervising Tax Auditor with over 30 years of service.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Donald Holmes Collection is 3 photographs: a Northern Pacific horse drawn express wagon taken in Seattle, Washington, a Great Northern steam shovel digging a railway cut, and a group photograph taken in front of a (probably Northern Pacific) freight house with eastern Washington destination signs on the doors, all circa 1910.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Donald Holmes. Accrual W2015-13 received 04/25/2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2015-13
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)