Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Pecos River Viaduct Construction photograph album
- Dates:
- 1892-1957
- Abstract:
- This album consists of 71 photographs of the construction and early days of the bridge.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Pecos River Viaduct Construction Photograph Album, MS 815, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This album consists of 71 photographs of the construction and early days of the bridge. Includes outstanding photographs of the entire construction of the bridge from start to finish and some of the first trains to use the bridge.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Pecos River viaduct was open for service in 1892, replaced on Dec. 21, 1944 and dismantled in 1949. The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway used the bridge.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Ronald Cristison, 2004
- Physical location:
- Big Four Building
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photograph albums
Bridges
Viaducts - Places:
- Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-18 19:05:59 +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 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:
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[Identification of item], Pecos River Viaduct Construction Photograph Album, MS 815, 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