Robert Trennert Photographs circa 1885-1964

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Robert Trennert Photographs circa 1885-1964

CP SPC 40


Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Trennert, Robert A.
Title:	Robert Trennert Photographs
Inclusive Dates:	circa 1885-1964
Quantity:	18 Silver Gelatin Photographic Prints (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract:	These photographs primarily show the railroad and lumber industry in the vicinity of Flagstaff, Arizona, including Southwest Lumber Mills' rolling stock and the Flagstaff Lumber Company's mills. Also included are early street scenes of Flagstaff and Williams.
Identification:	CP SPC 40
Language:	Material in English
Repository:	Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Robert Anthony Trennert was born to Robert Anthony and Mabel Valentine (Chestnut) Trennert on December 15, 1937. He had one sister, Norma Lee (Trennert) Nelson (1940-2014). Trennert earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1969 and worked as a History Professor at Arizona State University, where focused on the American West and Native American history. He wrote a number of books, including Alternative to Extinction: Federal Indian Policy and the Beginnings of the Reservation System, 1846-51 (1975), Indian Traders on the Middle Border: The House of Ewing, 1827-54 (1981), The Phoenix Indian School: Forced Assimilation in Arizona, 1891-1935 (1988), White Man's Medicine: Government Doctors and the Navajo, 1863-1955 (1998), and Riding the High Wire: Aerial Mine Tramways in the West (2001).

Scope and Content Note

These photographs primarily show the railroad and lumber industry in the vicinity of Flagstaff, Arizona, including Southwest Lumber Mills' rolling stock and the Flagstaff Lumber Company's mills. Also included are early street scenes of Flagstaff and Williams.

Arrangement

This collection consists of eighteen photographs.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Related Material

Additional photographs donated by Trennert can be found in CP SPC 212 (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/cp_spc_212.xml) and CP SPC 326.17 (guide available at http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/cp_spc_326_17.xml).

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Trennert, Robert A..

Corporate Name(s)

Southwest Lumber Mills.

Geographic Name(s)

Flagstaff (Ariz.).

Williams (Ariz.).

Subject(s)

Lumber trade -- Arizona.

Railroads -- Arizona.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Trennert Photographs, CP SPC 40, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

Robert Trennert donated these photographs to Archives and Special Collections in 1993 (Accession #1993-00927).

Container List



1	Steam Locomotive Owned by the Arizona Land & Timber Company. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1957
		Personal Name(s) Trennert, Robert A. (Photographer)



2	Log Train Being Pulled by Southwest Lumber Company Railroad Steam Engine. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1958
		Personal Name(s) Glattenberg, Gordon (Gordon Ellis), 1937- (Photographer)



3-6	Southwest Lumber Mills Inc. Railroad #2 Engine. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1958-1960
		Personal Name(s) Trennert, Robert A. (Photographer)



7	Southwest Lumber Mills Inc. Railroad Engine #2 South of Flagstaff. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1958
		Personal Name(s) Glattenberg, Gordon (Gordon Ellis), 1937- (Photographer)



8	Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing Company Railroad Engine #5. S.L., 1916
		Corporate Name(s) Baldwin Locomotive Works (Photographer)



9	Southwest Forest Industries Locomotive #758. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1963
		Personal Name(s) Trennert, Robert A. (Photographer)



12			Street Scene of Early Flagstaff. Flagstaff, Arizona, circa 1885



13-14			Ruins of the Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing Bridge. Walnut Canyon, Arizona, 1964



15	Early View of the Town of Williams. Williams, Arizona, circa 1885
		Personal Name(s) Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903 (Photographer)



16			Lumber Mill of the Flagstaff Lumber Manufacturing Company. Flagstaff, Arizona, 1910



17			Santa Fe Passenger Train at Train Depot. Flagstaff, Arizona, circa 1960



18			Freight Train. Flagstaff, Arizona, circa 1960