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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the Railroad Photograph Collection, ca. 1868-1914
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Title | Railroad Photograph Collection |
| Dates | ca. 1868-1914 |
| Extent | 0.1 linear feet (2 folders) |
| Abstract | Two groups of railroad photographs, including 15 reproductions related to the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, ca. 1868-1869, and 34 snapshots and postal cards of railroad men, engines, cars, stations and wrecks apparently taken in Wisconsin, ca. 1913-1914. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 145 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Railroad Photograph Collection, Newberry Library.
Provenance
Union Pacific: donor unknown. Wisconsin collection: gift of Roberta Troup, 1974.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The Railroad Photograph Collection is open for research; the collection is available in the Special Collections Reading Room. (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
Railroad Photograph Collection are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Two small groups of railroad photographs. There are 15 mounted modern reproductions relating to the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, including shots of the meeting with the Central Pacific line at Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869. The second group of 34 snapshots and postcards shows railroad men, engines, cars, stations and wrecks, apparently taken in Wisconsin ca. 1913-1914.
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Arrangement
Arranged in 2 folders.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Union Pacific Railroad
Subjects
- Photographs -- 1851-1900
- Photographs -- 1901-1950
- Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs
- Railroads -- Wisconsin -- Photographs
- Steam locomotives -- Photographs
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| Folder | Contents | ||||||||||
| 1 | Construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, ca. 1868-1869 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Candid photographs taken in Wisconsin, ca. 1913-1914 | ||||||||||