Union Pacific Railroad, 1866
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Artifact Overview
Union Pacific Railroad was founded in 1862 to construct and operate the eastern portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, building west from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Promontory Summit, Utah. UP expanded -- by building new lines and acquiring other railroads -- throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. By the early 21st century, it operated a 32,000-mile network throughout the western United States.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
17 April 1929
Subject Date
1866
Creator Notes
The original photographer is unidentified. This copy print made by Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department in 1929
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.287
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
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