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William J. Rugen Image Collection

William J. Rugen was an employee of the Long Island Railroad Company who pursued photography in his spare time. He traveled throughout the United States and Canada photographing trains, and trading pictures with other railroad photographers. The images in this collection include Rugen’s own photographs, and images he acquired from other photographers and collectors. Most of the photographs in this collection are of the Long Island Railroad.