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Coupling link
Date: between 1870 and 1880
Coupling link, which was used to connect railcars together in transit. This was part of the Charles “Bud” Goebel collection, which was displayed in the Burlingame Santa Fe depot from…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Santa Fe Land Improvement Company sales brochure
Date: 1912
Paper sales brochure for the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, the arm of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for selling land around the right-of-way. The brochure was part…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway brochure
Date: 1917
Paper brochure advertising the Santa Fe Sheep Feeding barns at Emporia. Brochure was part of the Charles “Bud” Goebel collection, which was housed in the Burlingame Santa Fe depot from…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway brake club
Date: between 1910 and 1930
A wooden brake club was used to turn the brake wheel of a rail car with ease. This club was part of the Charles “Bud” Goebel collection, which was displayed…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen magazine
Date: 1917
Semi-Monthly Magazine of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The brotherhood was so named in 1906 and in 1919, with 116,990 members, the BLF&E led the fight for an…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway porter’s pin
Date: between 1930 and 1940
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway hat pin for wearing on front of cap, appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of Charles “Bud” Goebel’s railroad…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway baggageman”s pin
Date: between 1930 and 1940
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway hat pin for wearing on front of cap. Appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of Charles “Bud” Goebel’s railroad…
Medium: PhysicalObject
J.P. Morgan cartoon
Date: between 1895 and 1905
Pen and ink cartoon depicting American financier J.P. Morgan grasping the Earth in his arms. Water-based ink drawing drawn by Albert T. Reid. The cartoonist was a native of Cloud…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Railroad Y.M.C.A. entertainment tickets
Date: between 1914 and 1915
Entertainment course tickets for the Railroad Department of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Topeka. The Railroad YMCA. was started in 1880, but not organized into a department of the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway baggage and mail helper’s pin
Date: between 1930 and 1940
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway hat pin for wearing on front of cap. Appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of Charles “Bud” Goebel’s railroad…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway brakeman’s pin
Date: between 1890 and 1910
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway hat pin for wearing on front of cap. Appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of the Charles “Bud” Goebel’s…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway agent’s pin
Date: between 1930 and 1940
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway hat pin for wearing on front of cap. Appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of Charles “Bud” Goebel’s railroad…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway conductor’s pin
Date: between 1930 and 1940
Curved steel Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway pin for wearing on front of cap. Appears to be from the 1930s. This was part of Charles “Bud” Goebel’s railroad museum…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Coupling pin
Date: between 1870 and 1880
Coupling pin was used to connect railcars while in transit. This was part of the Charles “Bud” Goebel collection, which was displayed at the Burlingame Santa Fe depot from 1963…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway demmitasse cup
Date: between 1894 and 1925
This porcelain cup has an image of The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad’s head offices in Topeka, Kansas. They were headquartered in the building as depicted on this cup…
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Super Chief blotter
Date: between 1950 and 1963
This blotter advertises the Santa Fe Railroad featuring the Super Chief Locomotive. The donor, Charles Goebel, was a Santa Fe employee for 46 years.
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Railroad pocket watch
Date: between 1920 and 1957
Railroad watch manufactured by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It belonged to Will C. Poyzer, who worked as an engineer for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway…
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Harvey House seasoning salt jar
Date: between 1940 and 1959
This is an empty glass jar for Fred Harvey’s Seasoning Salt. In the later years of the Fred Harvey Company such products became available at their lunch counters.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Harvey House black raspberry preserves jar
Date: between 1940 and 1959
This is a glass jar for Fred Harvey’s Seedless Black Raspberry Preserves. In the later years of the Fred Harvey Company, such products became available at their lunch counters.
Medium: PhysicalObject
Fred Harvey iced tea spoon
Date: between 1925 and 1940
This silver iced tea spoon was made by the Meriden Britannia Company. The pattern name is “Cromwell,” popular with the Fred Harvey Company and many railroads. This spoon is engraved…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Union Pacific Railroad brakeman’s uniform jacket
Date: 1965
Brakeman’s uniform jacket for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Single-breasted jacket of heavy, dark blue wool has narrow lapels with metallic “UP” pins and buttons. Made for Gerald W. Agin…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Fred Harvey teaspoon
Date: between 1915 and 1925
This silver teaspoon was made by the International Silver Company. The pattern name is “Cromwell,” popular with the Fred Harvey Company and many railroads. This spoon is engraved with the…
Medium: PhysicalObject
AT & SF Railway sledge
Date: between 1890 and 1952
Double-faced sledge hammer with cast steel head and oak handle. Hammer was used in the repair of steam locomotives in the Santa Fe Shops at Topeka, Kansas. It also was…
Medium: PhysicalObject
Union Pacific Railroad saw-set
Date: between 1890 and 1910
Pliers-type saw-set used to bend saw teeth sideways (left and right alternately) so they cut a groove wider than the blade itself. Reportedly made by the automobile manufacturer, Walter P.…
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Fred Harvey serving spoon
Date: between 1915 and 1925
This silver serving spoon was made by the International Silver Company. The pattern name is “Cromwell,” popular with the Fred Harvey Company and many railroads. This spoon is engraved with…