Summit Station with West End of Tunnel, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County [CEW 1120], circa 1880
Scope and Contents
Box 25, Folders 7-10 contain copyprints of various Watkins photographs, including miscellaneous prints owned by other institutions (folder 7). Folder 8 includes copyprints and identification keys for W.C. Ralston and the Directors of the Bank of California group portrait. Folder 9 contains stereograph copyprints, and folder 10 contains glass stereo reproductions.
Dates
- circa 1880
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access to glass stereographs and "Pacific Coast Views" photograph album is restricted due to rarity and fragility of materials.
Extent
From the Collection: 65.25 Linear Feet (28 flat boxes, 4 legal document boxes, 3 half-legal document boxes, 2 photo boxes, and 4 half-size photo boxes)
Language of Materials
English
General
Photograph is captioned "Summit Sation and Snow Sheds, Central Pacific R.R." Written on back: "Placer County - Summit; 40 miles of snow sheds on this railroad; neg.# 2125; Neg. no. 22082."
Repository Details
Part of the California Historical Society Repository