Emory Oliver's Western Pacific Railroad, North Fork Division construction album

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Emory Oliver's Western Pacific Railroad, North Fork Division construction album
Dates: Jun. - Aug. 1906
Collection Number: MS 771
Creator/Collector: Oliver, Emory
Extent: 2 albums
Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Photographs of the construction of Western Pacific's North Fork Division.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Preferred Citation

Emory Oliver's Western Pacific Railroad, North Fork Division construction album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Scope and Content of Collection

Photographs of construction work on the WP Railway North Fork Division taken by Division Engineer Emery Oliver. Includes Oroville to Spanish Creek at Tunnel 38. Includes photos of rough terrain along the North Fork of the Feather River, showing early construction work and the grading of the line. [Album 146, album 147]