Modern Train from New York, to Sacramento, California, with Pullman's Palace Cars, circa 1870
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Artifact Overview
The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 dramatically improved travel between the eastern United States and California. Pullman soon began operating first-class sleeping cars on Union Pacific trains between Omaha, Nebraska, and the connection with the Central Pacific in Utah. A journey that had taken months by wagon was reduced to about a week by railroad.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1870
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1199
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Wood engraving (Process)
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3 in
Width: 7.625 in
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