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William Luke Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TL010

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The photographs in the William Luke Photograph Collection are, as a general rule, arranged by the country in which the bus is located, the manufacturer of the bus, the decade in which the photograph was taken, and a four-digit number assigned to each photograph. However, photographs in the Collection of buses from Austria and Switzerland are arranged by the country in which the bus is located, whether the bus is a postbus or not, the manufacturer of the bus, the decade in which the photograph was taken, and a four-digit number assigned to each photograph. The Collection is housed in 12 boxes, and measures 12.25 linear feet. Finding aid authored by Ronald Carrier, Michaela Kizershot, James Quirke, Henry Lothschutz, Zachary Stein and Callie Weers.

Scope and Contents

The William Luke Photograph Collection consists of 4,580 photographs of buses from at least 60 countries. William Luke acquired the photographs primarily as the editor of the magazine Bus Ride. The photographs are predominantly depictions of demonstrator buses, which are buses shown by manufacturers to potential customers. A special class of buses featured in the Collection is postbuses, which are buses operated in Switzerland and Austria by the postal service. Postbuses are descendants of the mail coaches operated in these two countries. The text on each photograph is in one or more of six languages. Each photograph has annotations in English provided by William Luke on the verso of the photograph. Many photographs also have printed text and/or annotations provided by other individuals on the verso. A few photographs have captions on the recto. The publication dates of the photographs range from 1880 to 2010, with the majority of the photographs published between 1980 and 1999. The Collection also contains one file of correspondence from William Luke.

Dates

  • 1880 - 2010
  • Majority of material found within 1980 - 1999

Creator

Language of Materials

English German Dutch;Flemish French Italian Spanish;Castilian Czech Danish Finnish Hungarian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Swedish

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Transportation Library at transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu or (847) 491-5273.

Extent

4580 Photographic Prints

Abstract

The William Luke Photograph Collection is a collection of photographs of buses from at least 60 countries. Each photograph is annotated by William Luke. The dates of publication of the photographs range from 1880 to 2010, and the majority of the photographs were published between 1980 and 1999.

Arrangement of Materials

The photographs in the William Luke Photograph Collection are, as a general rule, arranged by the country in which the bus is located, the manufacturer of the bus, the decade in which the photograph was taken, and a four-digit number assigned to each photograph. However, photographs in the Collection of buses from Austria and Switzerland are arranged by the country in which the bus is located, whether the bus is a postbus or not, the manufacturer of the bus, the decade in which the photograph was taken, and a four-digit number assigned to each photograph. The Collection is housed in 12 boxes, and measures 12.25 linear feet. Finding aid authored by Ronald Carrier, Michaela Kizershot, James Quirke, Henry Lothschutz, Zachary Stein and Callie Weers.

Electronic Format

Finding aid written by Ronald Carrier, Michaela Kizershot, James Quirke, Henry Lothschutz, Zachary Stein and Callie Weers.

Title
Guide to the William Luke Photograph Collection
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Ronald Carrier, Michaela Kizershot, James Quirke, Henry Lothschutz, Zachary Stein and Callie Weers.
Date
2015-08-19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Transportation Library Repository

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