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"Conducting Research?"


Walker Transportation Collection
Beverly Historical Society and Museum
117 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915-5196

Phone: 978-922-1186(24 hrs)
Email: 
Open Wednesdays 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Or by special appointment



 
Eastern Mass. St. Ry. bus #2511   Maine Central #1204

Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Ford bus #2511 on a charter to a kid's camp in 1949. (Photographer unknown. Photo given courtesy of the Driscoll Collection. Walker Transportation Collection)

 

Maine Central 2-6-6-2 #1204 in Bartlett, New Hampshire. 1915. (Photographer unknown. Walker Transportation Collection)


We offer both the professional researcher and the casual browser the material and facilities to conduct research on transportation in New England.

ALL of our photos are available for reproduction and prints can be made from our thousands of negatives. If no negative is available we can scan and electronically print an image on photo quality paper.   Our present options are:

  •    Darkroom print from existing negative on resin-coated photo paper
  •    Scan from print where no neg exists, and electronic print on photo quality paper
  •    Scan from slide, and electronic print on photo quality paper

Download our order form and print it out(You will need Acrobat Free Reader from Adobe Systems). If you have a question or need help with a project, we will gladly offer any assistance we can.

Call us at (978) 922-1186, or e-mail us at .


PHOTO PRICE LIST

Effective January 1, 2003

PRINTS FROM PHOTOS IN OUR COLLECTION ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING RATES:


  • 5 x 7 = $8.00 ea.
  • 8 x 10 = $10.00 ea.
  • Larger prints quoted on request.
  • *Scanned Images = $25.00

PHOTO SELECTION: We can supply listings of all the negatives in the collection, some amounting to several pages. Please be specific as to subject matter. We charge 25¢ per page for these lists. We can also Xerox photos in our print files for which there are no negatives so that you can decide if you wish them copied. Price is also 25¢ per sheet for these.

RESEARCH FEE: If you wish our staff to research the material for you, we charge $10.00 per hour. Minimum is $10.00 in advance. No refund if the search is unsuccessful.

PAYMENT: Must be included with all photo orders. Please include a $5.00 flat postage/wrapping charge with each order. MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS MUST ALSO INCLUDE 5% SALES TAX ON TOTAL ORDER.

DELIVERY: We attempt to mail your photos within 2 weeks of receipt of your order, but we are strictly a volunteer group so it may take longer. Your patience is appreciated.

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO WALKER TRANSPORTATION COLLECTION. Mark envelope: Attn: Walker Collection.


One Final Note:

All inquiries should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope for our use in replying to you. This keeps our costs down so that we can keep our prices at a reasonable level. Requests for information without such stamped envelopes will go to the bottom of the pile.


PUBLICATION PERMISSION: If you intend to use photos from our files in a book or magazine article, you must request permission in writing before doing so, and all published photos must be properly credited to the Collection and original photographer, if known. We would appreciate a copy of the resulting book or article for our files.


 

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