Mountain Quarry Railroad photograph album, 1910-1912
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mountain Quarry Railroad photograph album
- Dates:
- 1910-1912
- Abstract:
- This album shows the construction of the Mountain Quarry Railroad from Flint [Auburn], California connection with the Southern Pacific and the rock quarry and mine 7 miles.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 1 oversized box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mountain Quarry Railroad photograph album, MS 816, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This album shows the construction of the Mountain Quarry Railroad from Flint [Auburn], California connection with the Southern Pacific and the rock quarry and mine 7 miles. Of particular note are a number of very high quality pictures of the construction of the concrete arch bridge just south of Auburn along Highway 49. This concrete arch bridge is known as "No Hands Bridge" or "Mountain Quarries Bridge."
- Biographical / historical:
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Work on the railroad and limestone mine began in 1910 and it went into operation on March 23, 1912. The Mountain Quarries Company spent a reported $1 million dollars on constructing the mine, putting up the crushing plant and the railroad line. The MQRR was seven miles long and ran from the quarry crushing plant in El Dorado County on the Middle Fork American River to Flint Station on the Southern Pacific main line in Auburn. There were 17 wooden trestles and one large concrete bridge on the main line. The Mountain Quarries operated until July 1941.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Louis Stein, 1986
- Arrangement:
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1 album
- Physical location:
- Big Four Building
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Bridges
Mining railroads
Scrapbooks - Places:
- Auburn (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-18 19:01:13 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff
- Terms of access:
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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 Librarian. 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:
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[Identification of item], Mountain Quarry Railroad photograph album, MS 816, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073