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Virgil James Vandiver's Southern Pacific Bridge and Building Department photograph album
MS 837  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Virgil James Vandiver's Southern Pacific Bridge and Building Department photograph album
    Dates: 1930s-1950s
    Collection Number: MS 837
    Creator/Collector: Vandiver, Virgil James
    Extent: .33 linear feet
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Album documenting the career of Southern Pacific Bridge and Building Department employee Virgil James Vandiver.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Open for research.

    Publication Rights

    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

    Virgil James Vandiver's Southern Pacific Bridge and Building Department photograph album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Includes 64 black-and-white and color photographs relating to the career of Virgil James Vandiver, who worked for the Southern Pacific Bridge and Building Department, from around 1925 to 1965, in California, Oregon and Nevada. Includes caption information provided by Mr. Vandiver. Prints date from 1930s to 1950s. Includes photos of Bridge and Building gangs, and bridge inspection parties. Some events include floods, snow, and turntable installation in Dunsmuir. [Album 135]