James A. Goforth Collection | Archives of Appalachia
Title: James A. Goforth Collection
ID: 500/AppMs 80
Created by: Goforth, James A. (1917-2008)
Arrangement: The collection is divided into three series: Series 1, Prints and Negatives; Series 2, Engineering Drawings; and Series 3, Maps and Charts
Extent: 334.0 Items
Finding Aid/Inventory
Series 1: Prints and Negatives, 1909
Series 2: Engineering Drawings, 1890-1956
Series 3: Maps and Charts, 1887-1915, undated
Series 1: Prints and Negatives, 1909
Series 2: Engineering Drawings, 1890-1956
Series 3: Maps and Charts, 1887-1915, undated
Show Subjects (links to similar collections)Scope and Contents: The Goforth Collection includes black and white prints and negatives, engineering drawings, and maps relating to the develoment of railroads in Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. The prints and negatives depict places along the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway. These were taken in the months from August through October 1909. The engineering drawings include specifications for bridges, tunnels, stations, pump houses, dwellings, trestles and loading platforms.