Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stereographs of the
Central
Pacific
Railroad
,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1872
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 03
Creator:
Muybridge, Eadweard
Extent:
13 photographic prints (mounted),
8.5 x 17.5 cm
Repository:
California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Abstract: Stereographs of the
Central
Pacific
Railroad
taken by Eadweard Muybridge.
Physical location: Please consult repository.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Publication Rights
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must be submitted in writing to the Director of Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
California Historical Society 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
Stereographs of the
Central
Pacific
Railroad
. PC-RM-Stereos: Box 03, California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library, Photography Collection.
Acquisition Information
Consult repository.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains images of
Central
Pacific
Railroad
tracks, cuts, and tunnel views. Contains a few images of other subjects along the route, including a lumber mill, Calistoga
visitors riding in a carriage, Tahoe House, and a group of Shoshone Indians at Corinne, Utah.
Stereographs are organized by series, based on mount description: Illustrated by Edw. J. Muybridge; Illustrated by Helios'
Flying Studio; Published by Bradley & Rulofson.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Central
Pacific
Railroad
Company--Pictorial works.
Railroads--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
Railroads--Track--Photographs.
Railroad tunnels--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
Shoshoni Indians--Utah--Corinne--Pictorial works.
Lumber trade--California--Photographs.
Carriages and carts--California--Photographs.
Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--Pictorial works.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Helios Flying Studio.
Bradley & Rulofson.