Southern Pacific Railroad photographs, 1880-1890.

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Southern Pacific Railroad photographs, 1880-1890.

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Contains prints of photographs taken by Charles B. Turrill of scenes along the Southern Pacific Railroad's Sunset Route through West Texas. Specific points include: El Paso, Marfa, Paisano Pass, Toronto Canyon, and Painted Cave. Views of the Rio Grande include several views from the Rio Pecos. Some images are of railroad depots, bridges, or other structures. There are photographs of a captive black bear and a monkey named "Emma."

144 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 12.5 cm.

University of Texas at El Paso

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SNAC Resource ID: 7622656

University of Texas at El Paso

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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...

Turrill, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1854-1927

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The Preliminary World's Fair Exhibit was shown in connection with the Mechanics Institute's 27th Industrial Exposition in San Francisco, Jan. 10-Feb. 18, 1893. From the description of Charles B. Turrill papers as manager, Preliminary World's Fair Exhibit of California, 1892. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215028756 Calif. photographer. From the description of Charles B. Turrill correspondence : TLS, 1900-1901. (California Historical Soc...