Guide to the William J. Rugen Image Collection1845-1966 Control # R-16

Identifier: aql:362

Description: William J. Rugen was an employee of the Long Island Railroad Company who pursued photography in his spare time. He traveled throughout the United States and Canada photographing trains, and trading pictures with other railroad photographers. The images in this collection include Rugen’s own photographs, and images he acquired from other photographers and collectors. Most of the photographs in this collection are of the Long Island Railroad.

Title : Guide to the William J. Rugen Image Collection1845-1966 Control # R-16; William J. Rugen Image Collection, 1845-1966

Collection : aql:30881

Summary/Description : William J. Rugen was an employee of the Long Island Railroad Company who pursued photography in his spare time. He traveled throughout the United States and Canada photographing trains, and trading pictures with other railroad photographers. The images in this collection include Rugen’s own photographs, and images he acquired from other photographers and collectors. Most of the photographs in this collection are of the Long Island Railroad.

Subject : Rugen, William J., 1904-1996; Long Island Rail Road; Railroads; Railroad cars; Railroad yards; Locomotives

Coverage : Long Island (N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Richmond Hill (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher : Queens Borough Public Library, Publisher

Identifier : aql:362

eadid : R-16