Modern Train from New York, to Sacramento, California, with Pullman's Palace Cars, circa 1870

THF291330 / 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

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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