Series 1. Transcontinental railroad 1864-1969
Sub-series 1. Transcontinental railroad route 1863-1952 bulk 1863-1885
Badges:
Baggage tags:
Baggage tag of railroad agent
Baggage tag, 1860-1870
Baggage tag, 1866
Baggage tag, 1885
Bills:
Weigh bill, 1876
Billheads:
Billhead, 1864-1869
Bills of lading:
Bill of lading, 1876
Binoculars, 1886
Books:
How We Built the Union Pacific Railway and Other Railway Papers and Addresses , 1870
A Souvenir Of The Trans-Continental Excursion Of Railroad Agents, 1870
The Central Pacific Railroad : a trip across the North American continent from Ogden to San Francisco / Scenery of the Central Pacific Railroad , 1871
How to go West Guide to Iowa Nebraska Kansas California and the Great West, 1872
Bottles:
Bottle, undated
Bottle, 1900-1920
Boxes of pen tips:
A box of ink pen tips, size No. 149, Pacific Railroad pens.
Briefcase, 1861-1885
Brochure, 1869
Business cards:
Business card of Sherman House in Lawrence, Kansas
Buttons:
Buttons, 1882
Can
Certificates:
Bond certificate, 1863
Bond certificate, 1865
Chart, May 31, 1873
Checks:
CP Railway check, 1869
Union Pacific Railroad check, Nov. 8, 1876
Cigar boxes:
Circular, 1885
Clock, 1880-1890
Coffin plate, 1904
Confectionery jar, circa 1900
Cruet set, 1870-1880
Envelopes:
A Wells Fargo Co. envelope with a cancelled stamp in Salt Lake City, Utah
Fliers:
An advertisement for the Ohio and Mississippi Railway target to emigrants travelling west
An advertisement for the Ohio and Mississippi Railway target to emigrants travelling west
Flier, framed with reproduction copy of a stereoscopic photograph depicting the Golden Spike restaurant adjacent to a train on the tracks, 1869
A flier for the Silver Palace Saloon, a dining establishment at the Central Pacific Railroad depot in Sacramento, 1878
A flier, targeting emigrant passengers on the railroad, 1885
Hammer
Hammer head, 1860-1880
Hats:
Insulator, 1867
Inventory tags
Invitations:
A framed invitation addressed to Samuel Hallett to celebrate Union Pacific Railway's construction of the first forty miles of track from the Missouri River, 1865
An invitation for C. P. Coddington to celebrate the first anniversary of the Railroad Union Picnic, 1879
Journal box covers:
An iron journal box cover or lid, 1860-1880
A tag and key for room 18 at the Union Pacific Hotel at Abilene, Kansas, 1910-1930
Lamp, circa 1870
Lanterns:
Lantern, 1861-1885
Lantern, 1893
Ledgers:
Payroll book tracking Union Pacific employees and their pay in April 1875 for the Eastern and Mountain Divisions
Letters:
A letter on letterhead from the office of J. G. Brown, dealer in groceries, cigars, tobacco, boots, and shoes dated May 27, 1869
Locks:
A brass lock, heart shaped, used by Union Pacific Railroad to lock switches
Maps:
Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its Connections, 1867
Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and Surveys of 1864-1868 from Missouri River to Humboldt Wells", 1869
"The Great Railroad Routes to the Pacific and Their Connections", 1869
Match holder and striker, 1900-1910
Pamphlets:
"The Union Pacific Railroad From Omaha, Nebraska, across the continent, making with its connections, an unbroken line from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean", May 15, 1867
"Across the Continent West from Omaha, Nebraska", 1868
Railroad Gazetteer Date, 1869
Paperweights:
Paperweight, 1880
Paperweight, 1969
Passes:
Western Union telegraph pass presented to Jack Casement, Track Layer Superintendent of Union Pacific Railroad 1869
A railroad trip pass for travel on the Union Pacific Railroad, Mar. 23, 1869
A railroad pass, issued from New York on May 1, 1877
A framed special pass issued by General Manager S.H.H. Clark of Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha, Nebraska, June 13, 1879
Photographs:
Main track and side track in Carlin, Nevada
Green River Butte
Abandoned stagecoach
Oliver Ames and his brother Oliver in a portrait studio setting, 1860-1870
Leland Stanford, 1860-1880
Central Pacific steam locomotive "Auburn", 1860-1890
1. Stereoscopic photograph depicts Thomas Durant, Chief Engineer, looking West on the Plains titled Westward, the Monarch Capital Makes its Way taken October 1866 by John Carbutt. 2. Carte-de-Visite depicts the sixteen Union Pacific surveyors of the Construction Department with their equipment 3. a Wells Fargo envelope with a cancelled stamp from Salt Lake City, Utah addressed to Silas Seymore, Consulting Engineer, U.P.R.R., Salt Lake House, "City of the Saints"
"No. 99 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon", 1869
Citadel Rock, Green River Valley Date, 1869
"Poetry and Prose: Scene at Monument Point, north end of Salt Lake", 1870-1880
Union Pacific Railroad depot at Green River, Wyoming, 1870-1880
Town of Green River, Wyoming, 1872
Central Pacific Railroad , Colfax, Cal., 1875
Oregon Express Train No. 94 at C. P. Depot, Sacramento, Cal., 1880-1890
Seven men standing outside a building with a wooden sign "UNION PACIFIC RY.", 1880-1890
Annual Inspection Party of Southern Pacific Company at Promontory, Utah on October 10, 1912
Pocket watch
Porcelain plaque, 1875-1877
Posters:
Poster, Union Pacific Railway route through Kansas and Nebraska to the east, 1870-1880
A set of five posters detailing rates of fare, Jun. 26, 1883
Presentation plaque, 1889
Rack, 1870-1890
Receipt, Apr. 10, 1869
Reward card, 1881
Ribbon
Seals:
Seal, 1877
Signs:
An iron sign "Passengers Are Not Allowed to Stand on the Platform", 1870-1890
Souvenir late
Stock certificate for the Union Pacific Consolidated Mining Co. of Colorado, 1881
Tag, 1837-1919
Tickets:
A mileage ticket issued by Union Pacific Railroad
A first class ticket issued by Wells Fargo & Co. associated with Union Pacific Railroad routes
Description A paper ticket card for the Moonlight Excursion on the Pacific Railroad to Auburn, for the benefit of the Sixth Street Congregational Church, Jun. 5, 1865
A third class emigrant ticket issued by Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad for travel to Omaha, circa 1880s
Timetable, Union Pacific Railroad, Utah Division, Time Schedule No. 16, to take effect Monday May 10th 1869
Timetable holder
Tongs
Toy train sets:
A toy train set named after Union Pacific Railroad, includes a locomotive, tender and two cars.
Tray, 1870
Whiskey bottle
Sub-series 2. Completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah 1869-1969
Coins:
Copper, 1869
Silver, 1869
Fan, 1969
Flier, 1869
Goblets, 1869
Invitation, 1869
Leaflet, 1869
Menu and invitation card, 1869
Newspaper, 1869
Pass, 1869
Photograph, 1873
Pocket watch, 1869
Ring, 1869
Spike, 1869
Watch fob, 1869
Photographs:
A hand tinted photograph, used to advertise "Union Pacific" film by Cecil B. DeMille and Paramount Pictures in 1939.
A black and white panoramic photograph, scene from the film "Union Pacific" directed by Cecil B. DeMille and Paramount Pictures
Railroad spike
Bell
Photographs:
Photograph from "Union Pacific" 1939 387-2440-198
Photograph from "Union Pacific" 1939 387-2440-199