Melcher, Louis, photograph collection, 1900-

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Melcher, Louis, photograph collection, 1900-

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38569740

Louis Melcher's collodion prints document rural life in Central Texas, ca. 1900.

39 photographic prints.

University of Texas Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7405846

University of Texas Libraries

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Western Union Telegraph Company

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...

Melcher, Louis, 1870-1940.

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Louis Melcher (1870-1940) was a professional photographer and saloon operator in Engle, Fayette County, Texas. From the description of Melcher, Louis, photograph collection, 1900- (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38569740 ...