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Railroad photograph collection, 1880-1889

Overview of the Collection

Title
Railroad photograph collection
Dates
1880-1889 (inclusive)
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
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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike

    • Description: 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

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: 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

      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: 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)

      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: 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

      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Union Pacific

      • 22-50: Union Pacific

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Rio Grande

      • 51-92: Rio Grande Railroads

      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Train Stations and Rail yards

      • 93-116: stations and rail yards

      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Engine 75

      • 117-128: Engine 75

      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Freight cars

      • 128b-140: Freight

      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Locomotives and Passenger cars

      • 141-155: Locomotives and Passenger cars

      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike
    • Description: Coaling Tower

      • 156-174: Coaling Tower

      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Railroad Stations, Railroad Yards, Golden Spike

  • Oversize

    • Description: Oversize

      • f1: Ceremonies marking the driving of the "Golden Spike" of the transcontinental railroad, 1869

      Container: Box 2
      Location: Oversize

Finding aid prepared by Max Evans.
1987

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