Mrs. Violet McCullough Family photograph album and scrapbook, Mar. 1907 - 1942

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Summary

Abstract:
Contains two albums documenting family life for a railroad worker and his family in California and Nevada.
Extent:
1 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mrs. Violet McCullough Family photograph album and scrapbook, MS 810, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The first album documents family life in Hobart, California (March 1907), Verdi, Nevada (1909) and Portola, CA (1910). There are numerous photographs taken around their home in Portola and in the town. The last section of the album shows son Frank McCullough on the Western Pacific diesel locomotive No. 501 in 1942. The headlight on the locomotive has a hood along with the switch stand lamp also in the picture. There are also several generic locomotives shown plowing deep snow.

The second album starts in 1912 where the first album left off. There are lots of photos of family and friends and neighbors in this album. There are several photos of interest in this second album: One photo shows "three tunnels at once on W. P." These tunnels are known as the "Honeymoon" tunnels. Another photo shows the interior of the Western Pacific shop at Portola in 1915. There is a photo of Portola across the river from 1911. This photo was taken from the north side of the river looking south toward the two story depot. There are postcards showing Donner Lake from the Summit which shows the original wagon road over the summit, a view of Elko, Nevada, and a postcard showing the Humboldt River flooding the town of Winnemucca, Nevada. Other noteworthy postcards and photos are the Donner Summit bridge, Lodi in 1924, the Municipal Baths at Stockton, a Carson City, Nevada church and school, Elko, Nevada County courthouse, and the Hotel Del Monte fire of 1924.

Biographical / historical:

Franklin "Frank" Jenkins McCullough was born on August 21, 1882, in Nevada County, California, the son of Frank and Harriet McCullough. At the time of his World War I Draft registration, he was employed by Western Pacific Railroad as a Locomotive Fireman. The 1910 Census for Verdi, Nevada lists his employment as a fireman with the railroad. The 1920, 1930, 1940 census all list him as a fireman with the railroad. The California Death Index lists McCullough's death on January 13, 1955.

McCullough's wife, Violet [Rouner] was a native of North Bloomfield, Nevada County, CA. Born Dec. 10, 1881, she was a graduate of Grass Valley High School, Class of 1898 and later taught school at Gold Flat and Hobart Mills. Frank and Violet were married in December 1903 in Reno, Nevada. At the time of their marriage, Violet was a teacher in Hobart Mills and Frank was employed with the Sierra Nevada Railway running out of Hobart Mills. Frank's father was the head of the U.S. Mint in Nevada. At the time of Violet's death, she was the past matron of Portola Chapter, Order of Eastern Star and a member of the Ladies Relief Corps and G.A.R. Auxiliary of Stockton. She was the sister of Floyd H and Claude T, Lillian [McFaul], Miriam [McDermott] and Edna [Furlong] and Vernon Rouner. She passed away on Oct. 23, 1953.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Gae Neely-Mork, 2012
Processing information:

The presence of sensitive or offensive material in this collection is not endorsed or approved by California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives recognizes and regrets the culturally sensitive nature of this material. However, as indicated by the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association, removing offensive material is, de facto, an alteration of the archival record and would constitute willfully destroying records to conceal facts or distort evidence. As such, the material in the archive remains as a historical record. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives is committed to transparency, reconciliation, and education.

Arrangement:

2 albums

Physical location:
Big Four Building
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mrs. Violet McCullough Family photograph album and scrapbook, MS 810, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
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