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Preferred Citation

Jamestown, Westfield, and Northwestern Railroad scrapbook, C0331, Special Collections Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Yvonne Carignan from Thomas Cullen in 2015. Formerly cataloged as Sp. Col. TF 724.N6 N49 1900Z.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in February 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in February 2022.

Historical Information

The Jamestown, Westfield, and Northwestern Railroad, also known as JW&NW, was an American railroad in far western New York State. Its main route was along the northern shore of Chautauqua Lake, and as a result it was also known as the "Chautauqua Lake Route." The route began in Jamestown, New York and ended in Westfield, New York, near Lake Erie. The railroad lasted from 1914 and went defunct in 1950. Passenger operations lasted until 1947.

Scope and Content

Scrapbook that documents the Jamestown, Westfield, and Northwestern Railroad in New York state. The album mainly consists of photographs of trolley cars at various places around the line, including Bemus Point, Mayville, Westfield, Dewittville, and Midway Park. It also includes small and large black and white photos of different kinds of trolley cars that served the line, as well as ephemera, including tickets, timetables, and a traction system diagram dating from 1914 - 1947. The photos seem to date from the mid - 1930s, with one photograph labeled 1935. Based on the design of the cover, the scrapbook itself was likely compiled in the 1950s.

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center also holds many other transportation collections, as well as scrapbook collections.

The Manuscripts and Archives Repository at Hagley Museum and Library holds the Edward H. Weber collection of railroad timetables, which has materials on the Jamestown, Westfield, and Northwestern Railroad.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Railroad travel
• Railroad travel -- United States
• Railroads