Papers, 1944-1970. [photographs].

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Papers, 1944-1970. [photographs].

Portrays the employees and history of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Utah, 1945-1964.

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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...

O'Neil, Hugh F.

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Writer and political activist. Hugh O'Neil was a long-time resident of Ogden, Utah who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, then became an author and editor for the WPA's Historical records survey and Writer's Project. O'Neil also ran several of Utah governor J. Bracken Lee's political campaigns in Weber County. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. From the description of Papers, 1944-1970. [photographs]. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122653489 ...