Southern Pacific Railroad bridge construction photograph albums 1951-1952

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Southern Pacific Railroad bridge construction photograph albums 1951-1952

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Black and white photographs in 4 albums, 1951-1952, of the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge and the relocation of a line near Clarkridge, Oregon, with identified people and captions.

1.26 cubic feet (4 albums)

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6369942

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Southern Pacific railroad company

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...