Re: [CBQ] Robert C Brown

["Louis Zadnichek via groups.io" <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io>]

October 2, 2022

 

Group - Actually Pete sold his complete collection of Robert C. Brown books to me.  I had always wanted a complete set. The series of books are a truly remarkable history of the Q in Iowa.  They are long out of print, although once in awhile one will show-up on EBay. I've never seen a full set for sale.

 

I met "Brownie" when I was a youth living in Ottumwa, IA, during the time that my dad was the Ottumwa Division Superintendent. If I remember correctly, Brownie was a dispatcher at the time. Pete is correct about most of the images in the spiral bound books being of mediocre quality at best - Louis 

 

Louis Zadnichek II

Fairhope, AL   

In a message dated 10/2/2022 1:30:07 PM Central Standard Time, jpslhedgpeth=aol.com@groups.io writes:

 

Robert BRown lived in East Iowa and I went to his home several years ago and bought directly from him a copy of each of the books that he had at his home.

 

My understanding of this matter is that whatever books he had went to a museum at the University of Iowa. where they are probably vailable for research.

 

Also Bob B was good friend with railroad photographer and author   H. Roger Grant and  Bob told me one time that  Roger and his kids used to go wth him on his photgrphy expeditions  And Roger might be able to help you with whatever you need.

 

I sold my copies of the books I had from Brown to a member of BRHS and who is on this list, but I don't want to make that matter public.  

 

Those books are "replete" with good information, but the photos are not so good as they are just "Photo copies of the prints that Brown had.

r

Pete

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From: Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Sun, Oct 2, 2022 1:11 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Robert C Brown

My thanks to all you responded and for the Iowa Museum notes. I have scans of pages that are relevant to my current project but I was hoping he could provide the source of some information used in the book.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of HOL WAGNER
Sent: Monday, 3 October 2022 4:59 am
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Robert C Brown

 

Rupert:

 

Bob died several years ago.  I don't recall exactly when, but Dave Lotz probably knows.

 

Hol

 

 

 

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-------- Original message --------

From: Rupert Gamlen <gamlenz@hotmail.com>

Date: 10/2/22 2:53 AM (GMT-07:00)

To: "CBQ@groups.io" <cbq@groups.io>

Subject: [CBQ] Robert C Brown

 

I am trying to contact Robert C Brown who was Trainmaster at Creston when he retired, and he authored and published the book “CB&Q Iowa Main Line and Branch Lines Depots and Towers. The last e-mail address I have for him is rcbmeb@aol.com but that is not current. If you can assist, please contact me off-group.

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

 

 

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