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Transportation: Railroads, Ships and More

A guide to resources about the history of trains, railroads, ships, boats, aviation and transit systems, focusing on collections available through Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections.

Published Resources

Other Useful Resources

The Museum of Flight (Boeing)
The Museum houses extensive historical and research collections.

Collections at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Aeronaut L.Guy Mecklem's dirigible flight at Seattle's Luna Park, July 27, 1908.

L.Guy Mecklem Collection, CPNWS.

Metcalf (Jack) Papers
Congressional files housed at WWU's Center for Pacific Northwest Studies. Include extensive files issues and legislation relevant to ground transportation and aviation.
Mecklem (L.Guy) Collection
Funk (Wallie V.) Papers
Includes images documenting Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
Stimpson (Edward W.) Papers
Archival records of a member of a prominent Bellingham family who became a leader in the field of aviation.