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Martin (Tom) Transcontinental Railroad Collection
MS 864
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Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: Tom Martin transcontinental railroad collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 864
Physical Description:
10 Linear Feet
177 items
Date (inclusive): 1863-1939
Date (bulk): 1869-1899
Abstract: Includes 173 artifacts and ephemera collected by Tom Martin to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad,
celebrated at Promontory, Utah in 1869, and the operation of the Transcontinental route by the
Central
Pacific and Union
Pacific
railroads
, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie,
"Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie,
"Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center
Language of Material:
English
.
MS 864 is arranged into the following series:
Series 1. Transcontinental Railroad
Subseries 1. Transcontinental railroad route
Subseries 2. Completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah
Series 2. Hollywood and promontory
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Tom Martin, 2019
Restrictions apply. Contact Library Staff for details.
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of
the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Includes 173 souvenirs collected by Tom Martin to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, celebrated
at Promontory, Utah in 1869, and the operation of the Transcontinental route by the
Central
Pacific and Union
Pacific
railroads
, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie,
"Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Central
Pacific and Union
Pacific
railroads
, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie,
"Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
[Identification of item], Tom Martin Collection, MS 864, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento,
California.
Many of these items were on display at the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit near Promontory, Utah
during the Sesquicentennial celebration of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in May 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Transcontinental Railroad
Central
Pacific
Railroad
Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
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