"How the Horse Helped Build America." Chapter 15, No.11

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Title "How the Horse Helped Build America." Chapter 15, No.11
Photo Number P0244n1_14_0178
Description Black and white illustration from an unknown source used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build America." Chapter 15 No. 11. Photo showing railroad workers laying track for the Kansas Pacific Railroad, 300 miles west of the Missouri River. They depend on horses to bring fresh food from the neighboring farms, October 1867.
Date 1867-10
Textual Date October 1867
Keywords Horses; Men; Women; Railroads
Subject Horses--United States--History--Photographs; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Photographs; Railroad construction workers--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Kansas
Collection Number and Name P0244 Olive Woolley Burt Photograph Collection
Collection Name Olive Woolley Burt
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6ck43fc
Setname uum_map
ID 1588626
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ck43fc
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