"The Real West: Empire Builders", 1993

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Title:
"The Real West: Empire Builders" [videorecording]
Dates:
1993
Creators:
Coughlin, Brian.
Abstract:
This episode, produced by Brian Coughlin, of the series "The Real West" tells the history of Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins (the Big Four) and the development of the railroads in the West. It also mentions the lives of Jane Stanford and Leland Stanford Jr., the history of Stanford University, Eadweard Muybridge, and the development of motion pictures.
Extent:
0.125 Linear Feet 1 videotape (VHS)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

"The Real West: Empire Builders" (V0085). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This episode, produced by Brian Coughlin, of the series The Real West tells the history of Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins (the Big Four) and the development of the railroads in the West. It also mentions the lives of Jane Stanford and Leland Stanford Jr., the history of Stanford University, Eadweard Muybridge, and the development of motion pictures.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Greystone Production, 1993.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
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Preferred citation:

"The Real West: Empire Builders" (V0085). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
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Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
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