Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Stevenson, Wade J
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Description area
Dates of existence
circa 1920-2006
History
Wade Stevenson’s collection, reportedly numbered at some 25,000 photographs, was taken over the many years he worked for various railroads from approximately 1940 to the 1980’s. At the end of his railroad career, he worked for the Milwaukee Road in Othello, Washington as a machinist's helper. According to a 1961 article in “The Milwaukee Road Magazine” published for their employees, Wade had contributed dozens of photos for “Trains”, “Railroad Magazine”, and a book “Western Trains”. He died April 12, 2006, in Othello.