Letcher railroad collection, 1860-1889.

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Letcher railroad collection, 1860-1889.

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Correspondence and documents concerning the Southern Pacific Company and the Northern California operations of the Central Pacific Railroad. Topics include: accidents, brakes, employee problems, engines, engineers, rates pay, and train delays.

2 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6777722

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Letcher, Howard T., d. 1974.

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Dr. Howard T. Letcher worked for the Shasta Division of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1940 and 1941; he was a noted railroad historian and in 1971 was asked by then California Governor Ronald Reagan to serve on the board of directors of the Transportation museum in Sacramento, California. From the description of Letcher railroad collection, 1860-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122585655 From the description of Letcher railroad collection, 1887-1889. (Unknown). WorldC...

Towne, A. N

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Southern Pacific Company

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What started as a boycott by the American Railway Union against Pullman's Palace Car Co. in 1894 escalated to a strike covering the area from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. On the premise of interfering with the mails the federal government intervened and crushed the strike. From the description of Journal of incidents in San Francisco resulting from the American Railway Union strike, 1894 June 27-Aug. 31. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record ...

Central Pacific Company.

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