CRP&A Archives and Preservation Q&A

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Hosted by Adrienne Evans, CRP&A Archivist Available now on Youtube Curious about the basics of photography archiving and preservation? CRP&A Archivist Adrienne Evans answers submitted questions to expand your knowledge on becoming a better caretaker for your photographic materials. Steam yacht, “Ellide," rides a […]

In The Studio With Adam Normandin: Living With Trains And Life With Art

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Available now on Youtube Join artist Adam Normandin in an exploration of his work, influences, and studio. Normandin is a contemporary realist painter living and working in Los Angeles. His paintings depict undoctored freight train cars as they appear in yards, often covered in […]

An Evening With The Winners of the 2020 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program: John Troxler & Steven Chen

Tuesday, July 14, 2020  7:00-8:00 PM (US Central Time), on the Cisco Webex Available now on YouTube John E. Troxler and Steven Chen won first prizes in the 2020 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program in the black-and-white and color categories, respectively. Join us in a conversation about their photography. Steven Chen took first prize in […]

Following the Golden Spike: Time, Place, and Change Along the First Transcontinental Railroad

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Join artist Drake Hokanson, contributing author and photographer to the Center’s publication After Promontory, in a re-photography trip along the original Union Pacific route. Throughout the 150 years since the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, many parts of the 1,800-mile […]

Virtual Launch Party For Our New Book: The Railroad Photography of Donald W. Furler

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Join author Scott Lothes for a virtual launch of the Center’s newest publication, The Railroad Photography of Donald W. Furler. The 216-page hardcover book presents 200 stunning images, printed as rich duotones and showcasing the emergence of railroad action photography […]

Virtual Oktoberfest: Milwaukee’s Beer Line

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Join author John Kelly for a virtual Oktoberfest! Crack open your favorite seasonal Octoberfest and join us for a lecture on the history of the Milwaukee Road’s beer line.  Since statehood, beer has played an integral role in the growth […]