Guide to the Stereographs of the Central Pacific Railroad, ca. 1872
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Guide to the Stereographs of the Central Pacific Railroad, ca. 1872
Collection number: PC-RM-Stereos: Box 03
California Historical Society
North Baker Research Library
San Francisco, California
Contact Information:
- California Historical Society
- North Baker Research Library
- 678 Mission Street
- San Francisco, California 94105-4014
- Phone: (415) 357-1848, ext. 20
- Fax: (415) 357-1850
- Email: reference@calhist.org
- URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
- Processed by:
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- Date Completed:
- August 2003
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© 2003 California Historical Society. All rights reserved.
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
Collection is open for research.
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.
Box 3
Central Pacific Railroad (Illustrated by Edw. J. Muybridge), ca. 1872
Physical Description:
5 photographic prints (mounted)
Scope and Content Note
Various views from along the Central Pacific Railroad lines in California and Utah.
Stereo No. 710
Tahoe House, on the shore of Lake Tahoe
Stereo No. 732
Lumber Mill at Rocky Glen, Truckee River
Stereo No. 754
Shoshone Indians at Corinne
Stereo No. 958
Stump of Fossil Tree, Petrified Forest near Calistoga
Box 3
Central Pacific Railroad (Illustrated by Helios' Flying Studio), ca. 1872
Physical Description:
3 photographic prints (mounted)
Scope and Content Note
Various views from along the Central Pacific Railroad lines.
Stereo No. 739
View from top of Tunnel number 15, looking west
Stereo No. 744
Hunboldt [i.e., Humboldt] Palisades, looking west
Stereo No. 798
Tri-Kanyon Point, between Shady Run and Alta, looking west
Box 3
Central Pacific Railroad (Published by Bradley & Rulofson), ca. 1872
Physical Description:
5 photographic prints (mounted)
Scope and Content Note
Various views from along the Central Pacific Railroad lines, including Calistoga Springs.
Stereo No. 703
Palisade Lake, near Western Summit Sierra Nevada Mountains
Stereo No. 730
Bridge over the Truckee River, near Boco
Stereo No. 829
Tunnel No. 1, the first bored on the C.P.R.R. looking east
Stereo No. 935
Calistoga Springs, The Railroad, from Mount Lincoln
Stereo No. 951
Calistoga Springs, all Aboard for the Geysers with Clark Foss
