| Title |
Central Pacific R.R. -- Construction P.10 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
Central_Pacific_R.R._--_Construction_p.10.tif |
| Photo Number |
00528 |
| Classification |
385 |
| Creator |
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908 |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
ca. 1863-1869 |
| Date |
1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869 |
| Subject |
Railroads; Men; Chinese immigrants; Railroad construction workers; Railroad construction & maintenance; Carts & wagons; Carts and wagons; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses; Canyons |
| Corporate Name |
Central Pacific Railroad Company |
| Other Subject |
Ravines |
| Spatial Coverage |
California |
| Description |
Chinese laborers / workers with picks and shovels, chisels and hammers, one-horse dump carts and black powder carved their way through and over granite reaches of the High Sierra, forging a trail for the rails of the pioneer Central Pacific, parent of Southern Pacific. This photo shows the Chinese building a bank and cut at Sailor's Spur, about 80 miles from Central Pacific terminus at Sacramento. Gift: Southern Pacific Photo X-175. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2014 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 385 Railroads |
| Source Format |
Print photograph |
| Source Donors |
Southern Pacific Railroad Company |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley |
| Barcode Identifier |
39222001411771 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gx5t91 |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
455075 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gx5t91 |
