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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: George W. Topping diploma
    Dates: 1894
    Collection Number: MS 221
    Creator/Collector: Topping, George W.
    Extent: 1 folder
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: A Diploma of Honorable Mention issued August 14, 1894 by the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition to George W. Topping for "his skill as an expert artisan [when] he assisted in the production and perfection of the exhibit of the American Balance Slide Valve Co., San Franciso which was awarded a Medal and Diploma at the World's Columbian Exposition" (Chicago, 1893). The Museum also displays Mr. Topping's 1885 model of Central Pacific No. 155 in the lobby of the Railroad History Museum.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.

    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 Archivist. 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

    George W. Topping diploma. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mrs. Howard Topping, 1975

    Scope and Content of Collection

    A Diploma of Honorable Mention issued August 14, 1894 by the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition to George W. Topping for "his skill as an expert artisan [when] he assisted in the production and perfection of the exhibit of the American Balance Slide Valve Co., San Franciso which was awarded a Medal and Diploma at the World's Columbian Exposition" (Chicago, 1893). The Museum also displays Mr. Topping's 1885 model of Central Pacific No. 155 in the lobby of the Railroad History Museum.