Smithers family photograph album
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: P036
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photograph album containing photographs and photographic postcards of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad construction in Mier, Indiana; construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in Medford, Blountsville and Muncie, including a photograph of the Delaware County Courthouse and passenger station; and construction of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Winchester, Indiana.
Also included are family photographs of the Smithers family at their Kentucky homestead and travel to Virginia, specifically Shenandoah County at Orkney Springs. Several photographs include their dogs, Lady and Speck.
Also included are family photographs of the Smithers family at their Kentucky homestead and travel to Virginia, specifically Shenandoah County at Orkney Springs. Several photographs include their dogs, Lady and Speck.
Dates
- circa 1900-1910s
Creator
- Smithers family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
William Kennedy Smithers was born on December 9, 1868 to Ewell J. Smithers and Sarah Elizabeth (Jones) Smithers in Pickett County, Tennesee. He married Josie Ella (Gunnels) Smithers. William died on November 18, 1943 and was buried at the Locust Grove Cemetery in Clinton County, Kentucky.
Source:
Findagrave.com. "William Kennedy Smithers." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 12, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9021327/william-kennedy-smithers.
Source:
Findagrave.com. "William Kennedy Smithers." Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed July 12, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9021327/william-kennedy-smithers.
Historical Note
In 1910, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was built from the southwest corner through the northwest corner of Indiana to connect Ohio to the hub of Chicago. The Chesapeake and Ohio's history traces back to the early 19th century when Virginia was first building railroads. Dubbed "Chessie" it grew as a coal-hauling rail and became a gateway between Chicago and Virginia. The railray is now in operation by CSX Transportation.
Sources:
"History of the C and O Railway." C and O Historical Society. Accessed August 08, 2019. https://cohs.org/history.
"Chesapeake and Ohio Railway." American. Accessed August 08, 2019. https://www.american-rails.com/cory.html.
in 1881, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad began extending its Lebanon Branch (in Kentucky) across the Tennessee state line to Jellico. In 1891, a line was extended to Norton, Virginia, and another to Atlanta, Georgia. Between 1879 and 1881, through the purchase of track in Kentucky,Tennessee, Indiana and Illinois, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad gained access to the coal fields of western Kentucky. In 1883, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad completed a 170-mile rail link from Pensacola to Chattahoochee, Florida. In all, 56 railroads were acquired, leased, or constructed during the 1880s and 1890s, as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad system began to take its final form.
Source:
"History of the L and N Railway." L and N Historical Society. Accessed August 08, 2019. http://www.lnrr.org.
Sources:
"History of the C and O Railway." C and O Historical Society. Accessed August 08, 2019. https://cohs.org/history.
"Chesapeake and Ohio Railway." American. Accessed August 08, 2019. https://www.american-rails.com/cory.html.
in 1881, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad began extending its Lebanon Branch (in Kentucky) across the Tennessee state line to Jellico. In 1891, a line was extended to Norton, Virginia, and another to Atlanta, Georgia. Between 1879 and 1881, through the purchase of track in Kentucky,Tennessee, Indiana and Illinois, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad gained access to the coal fields of western Kentucky. In 1883, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad completed a 170-mile rail link from Pensacola to Chattahoochee, Florida. In all, 56 railroads were acquired, leased, or constructed during the 1880s and 1890s, as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad system began to take its final form.
Source:
"History of the L and N Railway." L and N Historical Society. Accessed August 08, 2019. http://www.lnrr.org.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 photograph album)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection includes one photograph album.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Erica Sgroi during April 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2019/08/08. EAD finding aid revised 2021/07/12 by Brittany Kropf.
- Advertisements
- Clippings
- Construction
- Courthouses
- Delaware County (Ind.)
- Description and travel
- Family life
- Hotels
- Kentucky
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
- Pets
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
- Postcards
- Railroad stations -- Indiana
- Railroads
- Railroads -- Indiana
- Rivers -- United States
- The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
- Tobacco
- Virginia
Creator
- Smithers family (Family)
- Title
- Smithers family photograph album
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
