Guide to the Stereographs of the Central Pacific and Western Pacific
Railroads
Processed by Wendy Welker .
California Historical Society
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Note
History--California History--Northern California History
Guide to the Stereographs of the Central Pacific and Western Pacific
Railroads
Accession number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06
California Historical Society
North Baker Research Library
San Francisco,
California
Contact Information:
- California Historical Society
- North Baker Research Library
- 678 Mission Street
- San Francisco, California 94105-4014
- Phone: (415) 357-1848, ext. 20
- Fax: (415) 357-1850
- Email: reference@calhist.org
- URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
- Processed by:
- Wendy Welker
- Date Completed:
- August 2003
- Encoded by:
- UCSC OAC Unit
© 2003 California Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stereographs of the Central Pacific and Western Pacific Railroads,
Date (inclusive): ca.
1868-1873
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box
06
Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Extent:
17 photographic prints (mounted), 8.5 x 17.5 cm
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Stereographs of the Central Pacific Railroad taken by Thomas
Houseworth & Co. Includes one stereo of the Western Pacific Railroad.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Stereographs of the Central Pacific and Western Pacific
Railroads, PC-RM-Stereos: Box 06, California Historical Society, North Baker Research
Library, Photography Collection.
Acquisition Information
Consult repository.
Scope and Contents Note
Contains primarily landscape images of the Central Pacific Railroad route, with some photos
of railroad tracks, bridges, a snow plow, and a ferry boat. Includes photos of Donner Lake,
Truckee River, Lake Angela, French Lake, and Cisco in winter. There is one stereo of a group
(family?) of Washoe (i.e., Washo) Indians. The one stereo from the Western Pacific Railroad
shows a view of the water and horizon of San Francisco Bay.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Central Pacific Railroad
Company--Pictorial works
Western Pacific Railroad
Company--Pictorial works
Railroads--California,
Northern--Photographs
Washo Indians--Pictorial works
Placer County (Calif.)--Pictorial
works
Nevada County (Calif.)--Pictorial
works
Cisco (Calif.)--Pictorial works
Donner Lake (Calif.)--Pictorial
works
Truckee River (Calif. and Nev.)--Pictorial
works
Lake Angela (Calif.)--Pictorial
works
French Lake (Calif.)--Pictorial
works
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Houseworth, Thomas
Central Pacific Railroad ca. 1868-1873
Physical Description:
16 stereographs
Scope and Content Note
Contains primarily landscape images of the Central Pacific Railroad route.
Stereo No. 783
Scene at Lake Angela, near Donner Peak, Nevada County.
Stereo No. 847
Reflections in Donner Lake.
Stereo No. 851
Pollard's Hotel, and reflections in Donner Lake.
Stereo No. 856
Reflection in Donner Lake.
Stereo No. 1228
American Canon, from the Central Pacific Railroad, 4 miles above
Alta.
Stereo No. 1236
Section of the Long Ravine Bridge--120 feet high.
Stereo No. 1251
Winter view in Cisco--altitude 5,911 feet.
Stereo No. 1255
Cisco in winter--altitude 5,911 feet.
Stereo No. 1263
The snow plow--near Cisco, Placer Co., Cal.
Stereo No. 1278
French Lake--near Old Man Mountain, Nevada County.
Stereo No. 1294
The Truckee River, near the state line, Central Pacific Railroad.
Stereo No. 1318
Secret Town Bridge--1,100 ft. long, 95 ft. high, from the east.
Stereo No. 1471
Railroad ferry-boat El Capitan.
Stereo No. 1525
Alameda Canon, below the third bridge.
Western Pacific Railroad ca. 1868-1873
Physical Description:
1 stereograph
Scope and Content Note
Contains one stereo from the Western Pacific Railroad with a view of the water and
horizon of San Francisco Bay.
Stereo No. 1480
Reflection in San Francisco Bay, from the Railroad Wharf,
Oakland.