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U.S. Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey Lithographs, 1857
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kentta, Robert
- Title
- U.S. Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey Lithographs
- Dates
- 1857 (inclusive)18571857
- Quantity
- 0.04 cubic feet, including 6 lithographs
- Collection Number
- OrSlTCC Railroad
- Summary
- The collection contains lithographs for Volume VI of the U.S. Pacific Railroad Survey Reports.
- Repository
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Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Tribal Cultural Collections
402 Government Hill Rd
Siletz, OR
97380
Telephone: 5414442450
robertk@ctsi.nsn.us - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant rewarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains lithographs for Volume VI of the U.S. Pacific Railroad Survey Reports. The lithographs were created by John J. Young. Lieutenant R.S. Williamson led the Williamson-Abbott Survey to explore possible railroad routes from California to Oregon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
U.S. Pacific Railroad Exploration and Survey Lithographs, Siletz Tribal Cultural Collections, Siletz, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
|---|
| Plate I: Lassens Butte from vicinity of camp |
| Plate II: Mouth of Fall River near camp |
| Plate VII: Diamond Peak and Ravine of middle fork of Willamette River from camp |
| Plate VIII: Canyon of Psuc-see-quee Creek near camp |
| Plate IX: Mount Hood from Tysch Prairie |
| Plate XII: Shasta Butte and Shasta Valley from a point near camp |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Expeditions and surveys--California--1850-1860
- Expeditions and surveys--Oregon--1850-1860
- Railroad surveys--California
- Railroad surveys--Oregon
Personal Names
- Young, John J.
Corporate Names
- U.S. Pacific Railroad
Geographical Names
- Diamond Peak (Or.)
- Fall River (Or.)
- Lassens Butte (Or.)
- Mount Hood (Or.)
- Shasta Valley (Calif.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Lithographs
Finding aid prepared by Erin Clark
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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