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Standard Railway Time (outline map)

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Item data

Title

Standard Railway Time (outline map)

Collection

William Frederick Allen papers, 1870-1894, bulk (1879-1894).
Writings and official documents relating to the adoption of national standard time.

Names

Allen, William Frederick, 1846-1915 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1883

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 53

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Collection consists of correspondence, circulars, broadsides, reports, maps, government documents, lists, pamphlets, and other papers relating to the movement that led to the establishment of a national system of standard railway time.
Ownership: 1901 Allen, William Frederick Gift
Content: William Frederick Allen (1846-1915) was an American editor,civil engineer and railroad expert.
Ownership: MSS 01M?

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12077717
Archives ID: 53
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0ba370c0-c609-012f-4b64-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1883

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MLA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Standard Railway Time (outline map)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1883. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ba370c0-c609-012f-4b64-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1883). Standard Railway Time (outline map) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ba370c0-c609-012f-4b64-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Standard Railway Time (outline map)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0ba370c0-c609-012f-4b64-58d385a7bc34

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