Railroad photograph collection

Railroad photograph collection, 1880-1889

Overview of the Collection

Title: Railroad photograph collection
Dates: 1880-1889 (inclusive)
18801889
Quantity: 2 boxes
Collection Number: P0059
Summary: The railroad photograph collection contains images of railroad stations, yards, and equipment in Utah, including photographs of the "Golden Spike" ceremony at Promentory Point in 1869.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of an assembly of photographs, mostly copy prints with a few originals. It is a growing collection; currently (coincidentally) it maintains a focus on the Golden Spike at Promontory. Some of these photographs were purchased by the University of Utah from Bill Lee. Many of the copy prints were copied from Bill Lee's collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Bill Lee or copied from photographs in Bill Lee's collection.

Processing Note

Processed by Max Evans in 1987 and by Drew Ross in 1994.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden SpikeReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Rio Grand Western Railroad Station and other railroad stations 1: Locomotive of Rio Grand Western Railroad 2: Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Engine No.272 on turntable at Pleasant Valley Junction, circa 1885. Engine 272 on loan to Denver & Rio Grand Western Railroad 3: Thistle, Utah railroad yard 4: Summit of Central Pacific Railroad, California. C.R. Savage photograph 5: Railroad Station in Salt Lake City, northwest corner of South Temple and Third West. Originally Union Pacific station, later the Ogden Salt Lake Railroad
1	2	Golden Spike 6: The golden spike 7: Commemorative metal of the centennial celebration of the driving of the "Golden Spike" 8: Meeting of engines at Promontory point, 1869
1	3	Railroad Locations 9: "Utah Central R.R." (Savage, photo) 10: "Colorado, near Beaver Station." (Martin, photo) 11: "Central Pacific R.R." (A.A. Hart, photo) 12: "Central Pacific R.R." (A.A. Hart, photo) 13: "Oregon and (illegible) R.R." (Bucktell, photo) 14: "Hanging Bridge, Colorado" (Martin, photo) 15: "Colorado Central R.R." (Martin, photo) 16: "Bromley's Cathedral, Echo Canyon" (Weiffle, photo)
1	4	Stereographs 17: Engine 121 U.P.R.R. at Ogden, Utah 18: Engine on Great Trestle, Promontory 19: Eastern Portal Tunnel No.2 20: Tunnel No.4 Weber Canyon 21: Devil's Gate Bridge, Group of Tourists
1	5	Union Pacific 22-50: Union Pacific
1	6	Rio Grande 51-92: Rio Grande Railroads
1	7	Train Stations and Rail yards 93-116: stations and rail yards
1	8	Engine 75 117-128: Engine 75
1	9	Freight cars 128b-140: Freight
1	10	Locomotives and Passenger cars 141-155: Locomotives and Passenger cars
1	11	Coaling Tower 156-174: Coaling Tower

OversizeReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
2	Oversize f1: Ceremonies marking the driving of the "Golden Spike" of the transcontinental railroad, 1869

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Railroads--Utah--History--Photographs

Geographical Names

Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints--1869-190
Stereographs--1869-1900

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