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Map of the central portion of the United States showing the lines of the proposed Pacific railroads.

Map of the central portion of the United States showing the lines of t...

Strip map of the United States between 36 degrees and 47 degrees north latitude. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, place names, and some trails in the western half of the map. Indicates the ... More

[Railroad scene, men at tracks and on cliffs, Union Pacific Railroad, Utah]

[Railroad scene, men at tracks and on cliffs, Union Pacific Railroad, ...

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Union Pacific Railroad Company to Abraham Lincoln, Monday, November 16, 1863  (Resolutions)
Union Pacific Rail Road, map of a portion of Nebraska Territory, showing surveys and location of lines by Peter A. Dey, C.E.

Union Pacific Rail Road, map of a portion of Nebraska Territory, showi...

Sectional map of part of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the survey lines. "Drawn by J.J. O'Brien." Incorporated in 1862 by Act of Congress providing for the construction of... More

[Unidentified group during a train stop on the Union Pacific Railroad, somewhere on the plains in the Rocky Mountains]

[Unidentified group during a train stop on the Union Pacific Railroad,...

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Map and profile of first 40 miles of Union Pacific Rail Road Eastern Division extending west from boundary between states of Missouri and Kansas,

Map and profile of first 40 miles of Union Pacific Rail Road Eastern D...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, vegetation, roads, and railroads in Kansas, from Kansas City to Lawrence. Scale 1:63,360. Across bottom of map: Profile of line. LC Railroad maps, 589 Descript... More

Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its connections

Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its connections

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Map of the routes of the Union Pacific Rail Roads with their eastern connections, compiled from authorized explorations, public surveys, and other reliable data from the departments of the government, by W.J. Keeler, Civil Engineer, November, 1867.

Map of the routes of the Union Pacific Rail Roads with their eastern c...

Strip map of the western United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean showing relief by hachures, drainage, minerals, cities and towns, and forts. Includes completed and proposed railroads. Sca... More

A new sectional map of the state of Kansas showing the route of the Union Pacific Railway--E. D. to Denver City. Col. and complete system of projected rail roads. Information compiled & collected from departments of the government at Washington, D.C. and other authentic sources by W. J. Keeler, C. E. 1867.

A new sectional map of the state of Kansas showing the route of the Un...

Detailed township and county map showing drainage. Relief by hachures, salt marshes, and minerals in inset only. Includes Indian reservations, roads and railroads, and the land grants of the Union Pacific in Ka... More

Cheyenne Indians attacking a working party on the Union Pacific Railroad, August 4, 1867 / sketched by T.R. Davis.

Cheyenne Indians attacking a working party on the Union Pacific Railro...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1867 Sept. 7, p. 564. Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of location 11th hundred miles U.P.R.R. : [Utah] /

Map of location 11th hundred miles U.P.R.R. : [Utah] /

Relief shown by hachures. Shows the path of the Union Pacific Railroad in the Great Salt Lake region from the Weber River in the east to the Great Salt Lake in the west. Pen-and-ink, colored ink, and watercolor... More

[Town along the Union Pacific Railroad]

[Town along the Union Pacific Railroad]

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Little Mack's Cut, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

Little Mack's Cut, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

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The bloomer and the buffalo. A prospective result of the completion of the U.P.R.R.

The bloomer and the buffalo. A prospective result of the completion of...

Woman in riding clothes about to mount a saddled buffalo. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, (1869 Aug. 14), p. 352. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Great Bend, Promontory, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

Great Bend, Promontory, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

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Salt Lake from Trestle Work, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

Salt Lake from Trestle Work, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

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Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and surveys of 1864, 65, 66, 67, 1868 from Missouri River to Humboldt Wells, G.M. Dodge, Chief Engineer.

Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and surveys of 1864, 65, 66, 67, 18...

Topographical strip map between Council Bluffs, Iowa, to west of Great Salt Lake, Utah, showing located and experimental lines and profile of grades. Scale 1:1,267,200. LC Railroad maps, 592 Description derived... More

Promontory from the West, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

Promontory from the West, 1869 (Andrew J. Russel)

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Dale Creek Iron Viaduct, 132 feet high, 660 feet long, Union Pacific Railroad.

Dale Creek Iron Viaduct, 132 feet high, 660 feet long, Union Pacific R...

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Central branch Union Pacific land grant ... Dudley M. Steele. President Saint Joseph & Denver City railroad company. Washington, February 6, 1871.

Central branch Union Pacific land grant ... Dudley M. Steele. Presiden...

Union Pacific land grant.; On verso: 174. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 206, Folder 16.

Utah - trains of cars of the Union Pacific Railroad snow-bound in a drift near Ogden / from a sketch by J.B. Schultz.

Utah - trains of cars of the Union Pacific Railroad snow-bound in a dr...

Chinese laborers digging out snowbound train. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1872 Feb. 17, title page.

Across the continent - The Frank Leslie excursion to the Pacific - Scenes of frontier life in Cheyenne: 1. A party of gold miners starting for the Black Hills; 2. The Union Pacific R.R. Depot, Cheyenne; 3. Old Zip Coon [man playing fiddle]; 4. Scene in front of the Inter-Ocean Hotel

Across the continent - The Frank Leslie excursion to the Pacific - Sce...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 45, no. 1149 (1877 Oct. 6), pp. 72-73. Caption card tracings: West Towns...; Stage coaches; Mines... More

Chicago to San Franciso via the Burlington Route.

Chicago to San Franciso via the Burlington Route.

Stylized, diagramatic strip map in three sections: Chicago to Omaha; Omaha; Omaha to Salt Lake and Ogden (via the Union Pacific); Ogden to San Francisco (via the Central Pacific) Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. LC Railr... More

The modern colossus of (rail) roads / J. Keppler.

The modern colossus of (rail) roads / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows William Henry Vanderbilt, president of the New York Central Railroad and several other railroads, Cyrus West Field, of the New York Elevated Railroad Company, and Jay Gould, of the Union Paci... More

Map of Nebraska showing the Union Pacific Railroad land grant.

Map of Nebraska showing the Union Pacific Railroad land grant.

Township and county map showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads of Nebraska. Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. LC Railroad maps, 593 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through th... More

Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and connecting railroads.

Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and connecting railroads.

Map of the western states showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads with emphasis on the main line. Scale ca. 1:3,800,000. LC also has 1883 edition. LC Railroad maps, 594 Descrip... More

New map of the Union Pacific Railway, the short, quick and safe line to all points west.

New map of the Union Pacific Railway, the short, quick and safe line t...

County map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. Scenic illustrations border the map. Scale ca. 1:4,000,000. Acros... More

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

The only source from which he gets absolution / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows Whitelaw Reid, as a bishop, absolving James G. Blaine, who is kneeling on a long list of scandals, at a confessional labeled "Tribune Sanctum". Includes a statement published in the "N.Y. Tri... More

The massacre of the Chinese at Rock Springs, Wyoming / drawn by T. de Thulstrup from photographs by Lieutenant C.A. Booth, Seventh United States Infantry.

The massacre of the Chinese at Rock Springs, Wyoming / drawn by T. de ...

Miners of the Union Pacific Railroad Company shooting at crowd of fleeing Chinese miners working for the Union Pacific. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1885 Sept. 26, p. 637.

Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and branch lines.

Map showing the Union Pacific Railway and branch lines.

Strip map of western United States from Illinois to California showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, railroads, and the Union Pacific System in red.

A correct map of the United States showing the Union Pacific, the overland route and connections.

A correct map of the United States showing the Union Pacific, the over...

Map showing drainage, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, railroads, and railroads under contruction.

Threshing wheat near Sedgwick, Colo., South Platte Valley on Union Pacific

Threshing wheat near Sedgwick, Colo., South Platte Valley on Union Pac...

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The Union Pacific system of railroad and steamship lines, 1900.

The Union Pacific system of railroad and steamship lines, 1900.

Map of the western United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network coded by color. Shows lines as reorganized by Edward H. Harriman after the business depression o... More

U.P. Ry. [Union Pacific Railway] Station, Gardiner, Mont.

U.P. Ry. [Union Pacific Railway] Station, Gardiner, Mont.

Train at station; 3 horse-drawn wagons in foregrd. Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 018191. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains u... More

Union Pacific McKeene railroad car at the depot at Kearney, Nebraska.

Union Pacific McKeene railroad car at the depot at Kearney, Nebraska.

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Romain railroad camp below Buda, Buffalo County, Nebraska, laying double track for the Union Pacific Railroad.

Romain railroad camp below Buda, Buffalo County, Nebraska, laying doub...

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Romain railroad camp below Buda, Buffalo County, Nebraska, laying double track for the Union Pacific Railroad

Romain railroad camp below Buda, Buffalo County, Nebraska, laying doub...

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Two men standing by Union Pacific Engine number 1826, Kearney, Nebraska

Two men standing by Union Pacific Engine number 1826, Kearney, Nebrask...

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The song that kills / K. - Public domain dedication image

The song that kills / K. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows a siren wearing a scarf labeled "Get Rich Quick", sitting on a rock ledge labeled "Margin Gambling", and playing a lyre labeled "Stock Market" with strings labeled "Erie, Union Pacific, North... More

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, North Platte, Nebraska.

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, North Platte, Nebraska.

summary: Note: In the foreground of this photograph a water wagon is wetting down the street to settle dust. original size: 6x8

Looking East on the Union Pacific near Green River, Wyo.

Looking East on the Union Pacific near Green River, Wyo.

Photograph shows railroad tracks and signals. No. 1443. Morris Mercantile Co. J. E. Stimson, photo. Cheyenne, Wyo.

Union Pacific railroad yards looking east, Kearney, Nebraska.

Union Pacific railroad yards looking east, Kearney, Nebraska.

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E.E. Calvin - Public domain photograph, glass negative

E.E. Calvin - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows Edgar E. Calvin (1858-1938) who was elected president of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1916. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014)

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DANIEL WILLARD

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DAN...

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LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DANIEL WILLARD

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT, PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. LEFT, WITH DAN...

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LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT. PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY

LOVETT, ROBERT SCOTT. PRESIDENT, UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY

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The Lunch Counter, Mojave National Preserve, 1922.

The Lunch Counter, Mojave National Preserve, 1922.

NPS Collection photo: The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads built this restaurant, simply called "Lunch Counter", for passengers and railroad staff in 1905 (before the Union Pacific Railroad acquir... More

The Lunch Counter, Mojave National Preserve, 1922.

The Lunch Counter, Mojave National Preserve, 1922.

NPS Collection photo: The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads built this restaurant, simply called "Lunch Counter", for passengers and railroad staff in 1905 (before the Union Pacific Railroad acquir... More

Bryce Canyon Lodge, 2009 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Bryce Canyon Lodge, 2009 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Bryce Canyon Lodge/Deluxe Cabins landscape, Bryce Canyon National Park. The lodge, completed in 1925 by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, historically served as the focal point of human activities in the newl... More

Howard Russell Butler, Mountains of the Sun, 1926. Museum Catalog No. ZION 14586.

Howard Russell Butler, Mountains of the Sun, 1926. Museum Catalog No. ...

The Union Pacific Railroad commissioned this large oil painting from impressionist Howard Russell Butler to promote the scenic marvels of the Colorado Plateau. Union Pacific ran the concessions in Zion, includi... More

Lunchtime on Observation Point. View of horseback party seated at canyon edge on September 12, 1929. Julius R. Madsen, Union Pacific Railroad, and Walter Beatty, wrangler for Utah Parks Company (at left in cowboy hat) with a group of men and women. ; ZION

Lunchtime on Observation Point. View of horseback party seated at cany...

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Union Pacific Railroad - The Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection

Union Pacific Railroad - The Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection

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Woods Landing Dance Hall, 2731 State Highway 230, Woods Landing, Albany County, WY

Woods Landing Dance Hall, 2731 State Highway 230, Woods Landing, Alban...

2016 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Entry Significance: The Woods Landing Dance Hall was a central gathering place for large numbers of Scandinavian immigrants in the area during the "tie hack" industry of the ear... More

Keith-Brown Carriage House, 529 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT

Keith-Brown Carriage House, 529 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Sal...

Significance: The Keith-Brown House, home of Utah mining millionaire David Keith, is one of the few remaining mansions on the once fashionable South Temple Street. The design by Salt Lake City architect Frederi... More

Union Pacific [train] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Union Pacific [train] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Guy Thompson, Trustee of the Union Pacific Railroad, before the Securities & Exchange Commission, 3/18/38

Guy Thompson, Trustee of the Union Pacific Railroad, before the Securi...

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Railroad parley at White House. Washington, D.C., March 15. Representatives of Railroad Management, Labor and Government officials and Congress met with President Roosevelt today in efforts to find a remedy to aid the Nation's financially distressed railroads. In the front row, left to right: ICC Commissioner Joseph D. Eastman; ICC Commissioner Charles D. Maraffie; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific R.R.; Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau; George Harrison; William O. Douglas, Chairman of the SEC. In the rear, left to right: Ernest G. Draper, Asst. Sec. of Commerce; Dr. W.W. Alexander, FSA; Rep. Clarence F. Lea; Sen. Burton K. Wheeler; and Sen. Harry Truman, 3/15/38

Railroad parley at White House. Washington, D.C., March 15. Representa...

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Rail Labor-Management Committee Meets. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. The president's special Committee of Rail Labor and Management representatives met today to discuss proposed recommendations for legislative aid to the Rail Industry. A spokesman for the Committee said 'they hoped to have recommendations ready for the President before Congress meets in January' left to right. M.W. Clement, Pres. of the Penna. R.R., George Harrison, Chairman of the Railway Labor Executives Assoc., Carl R. Gray, Vice Chairman of the Union Pacific., B.M. Jewell, Pres. of the Railway Employees Department of the A.F. of L., Ernest E. Norris, Pres. of the Southern, R.R., D.B. Robertson Head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive, Firemen, and Enginemen, 11/7/38

Rail Labor-Management Committee Meets. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. The p...

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Pictured at Rail Labor-Management Meeting. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. E.E. Norris, President of the Southern Railway, and Carl Gray, right, Chairman of the Board, Union Pacific, chat as the wait for the President's Special Railroad Committee to meet at the Southern Railway Office here today. The Committee discussed proposed recommendations for legislative aid to the rail industry, 11/7/38

Pictured at Rail Labor-Management Meeting. Washington, D.C., Nov. 7. E...

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Railroad executives meet in emergency session. Washington, D.C., March 11. Leading executive of the railroad industry met here today in emergency session to study what they describe as the most critical financial condition in railroad history. During the meeting the executives, all members of the Association of American Railroads, considered a proposed new "National Railway Policy" as a solution to their financial problems. Left to right: (seated) Carl R. Gray, Vice-Chairman, Board of directors, Union Pacific Railroad; J.M. Kurn, Trustee, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway; C.E. Denney, President, Erie Railroad; E.S. French, President, Boston and Main Railroad; E.M. Durham, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; and Daniel Willard, President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Standing, left to right: S.T. Bledsoe, President, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; George B. Elliott, President, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Hale Holden, Chairman, Southern Pacific; M.W. Clement, President, Pennsylvania Railroad; J.B. Hill, President, Louisville and Nashville Railroad; F.E. Williamson, President, Grand Central System; J.J. Pelley, Chairman (ex-officio) Association of Amn. Railroads; E.E. Norris, President, Southern Railway; and J.J. Forster, Sec. and Treas. Assoc. of Amn. Railroads, 3/11/38

Railroad executives meet in emergency session. Washington, D.C., March...

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Rail management and Labor executives confer with President Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Sept. 20. Following a conference today with representatives of Railway Management and Labor at the White House, President Roosevelt announced that he had named an informal six-man committee to devise a broad plan of rail aid legislation for the next congress. The committee comprises three rail management executives and three rail labor chiefs. Attending today's conference were, left to right: Ernest E. Norris, President of the Southern R.R.; D.B. Robertson, representing locomotive firemen and engineers; George M. Harrison, President, Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks; Carl B. Gray ; Vice Chairman of the Union Pacific R.R.; M.W. Clement, President of Penna. R.R.; and B.M. Jewell, President, Railway Employees, A.F. of L., 9/20/38

Rail management and Labor executives confer with President Roosevelt. ...

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Former railroad man (Union Pacific), now unemployed, Omaha, Nebraska

Former railroad man (Union Pacific), now unemployed, Omaha, Nebraska

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Former fireman on the Union Pacific, now unemployed, Omaha, Nebraska

Former fireman on the Union Pacific, now unemployed, Omaha, Nebraska

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Union Pacific yards. Omaha, Nebraska

Union Pacific yards. Omaha, Nebraska

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Guy Thompson, Trustee of the Union Pacific Railroad, before the Securities & Exchange Commission, 31838

Guy Thompson, Trustee of the Union Pacific Railroad, before the Securi...

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1... More

A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding, Alray, Calif. Coming up through Cajon Pass. The Santa Fe tracks are used by the Union Pacific as far east as Daggett, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding,...

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Railroads in tip-top shape essential to national defense, house committee told. Washington, D.C., Jan. 31. The man responsible for operation of the American Railroads during the World War, Carl R. Gray, now Vice-Chairman of the Union Pacific, today told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that a railroad system in the 'high physical condition' is essential to National Defense. He testified in connection with Committee Chairman Lea's Omnibus Transportation,1-31-39

Railroads in tip-top shape essential to national defense, house commit...

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Chairman Business Advisory Council endorses Hopkins as Commerce Secretary. Washington, D.C., Jan. 11. Appearing as the last witness before the Senate Commerce Committee considering the fitness of Harry Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce, W. Averill Harriman, Board Chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad and Chairman of the President's Business Advisory Council, today said 'I want to endorse Mr. Hopkins for appointment as Secretary of Commerce. I want to express my faith in him. I believe in his ability, and I feel he will fill this position with confidence and honor,' 1/11/39

Chairman Business Advisory Council endorses Hopkins as Commerce Secret...

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Hopkins meets with members of president business advisory council for the first time. Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. The New Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins met today for the first time with members of the President's Business Advisory Council. The meeting was designed to be an era of amicable relations between business and the administration. Under Secretary Roper, who founded the council, its advice was frequently given but seldom heeded. Hopkins indicates he will change this. In the photo, front row; left to right: William L. Batt, President of S.K.F. Industries, W. Averill Harriman, Union Pacific Board Chairman and Chairman of the Business Advisory Council, and Secretary Hopkins. Back row; left to right: Juan Trippe President of Pan American Airways, John H. Fahey, Chairman of Federal Home Loan Bank Board. John D. Biggers, President of Libbey-Owens Glass Co., and S. Clay Williams, Chairman of Board, Reynold Tobacco Co., 1-26-39

Hopkins meets with members of president business advisory council for ...

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A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding, Alray, Calif. Coming up through Cajon Pass. The Santa Fe tracks are used by the Union Pacific as far east as Daggett, Calif. Santa Fe R.R. trip

A east bound Union Pacific railroad freight train waiting in a siding,...

On caption card: Transp[arency] torn 1951. Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. 12002-9. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available... More

Snow shed over Union Pacific tracks. Carbon County, Wyoming

Snow shed over Union Pacific tracks. Carbon County, Wyoming

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Main street of Corinne, Utah. This was once a famous town in the history of the Union Pacific Railroad

Main street of Corinne, Utah. This was once a famous town in the histo...

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Main street of Corinne, Utah. This was once a famous town in the history of the Union Pacific Railroad

Main street of Corinne, Utah. This was once a famous town in the histo...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Buffalo head. Symbols of a glorious past join the scrap for freedom. This giant buffalo head is being disposed of as scrap to aid the war effort. The Union Pacific Railroad has notified the Industrial Salvage Section of the War Production (WPB) Board Bureau of Industrial Conservation. It was erected on the road's Missouri River Bridge in 1888 to symbolize the wildness of the Western plains. The weight of the copper bronze buffalo head is estimated to be 2400 pounds, not including 1000 pounds of steel in the framework. It is seven feet six inches high, six feet wide and four feet nine inches thick

Buffalo head. Symbols of a glorious past join the scrap for freedom. T...

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This plaque, bearing a design showing a plow, anchor and steam hammer, symbolizing the agriculture, commerce and manufacturing of the east, is being disposed of as scrap to aid the war effort. The Union Pacific Railroad has notified the Industrial Salvage Section of the War Production Board (WPB) Bureau of Industrial Conservation. It was erected on the road's Missouri River Bridge in 1888. The weight of the plaque is estimated at 1000 pounds of bronze and steel, including frame supports. It is five feet high, six feet wide and four inches thick

This plaque, bearing a design showing a plow, anchor and steam hammer,...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More

This plaque, bearing a design showing a plow, anchor and steam hammer, symbolizing the agriculture, commerce and manufacturing of the east, is being disposed of as scrap to aid the war effort. The Union Pacific Railroad has notified the Industrial Salvage Section of the War Production Board (WPB) Bureau of Industrial Conservation. It was erected on the road's Missouri River Bridge in 1888. The weight of the plaque is estimated at 1000 pounds of bronze and steel, including frame supports. It is five feet high, six feet wide and four inches thick

This plaque, bearing a design showing a plow, anchor and steam hammer,...

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Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad streamliner diesel electric trains. These trains are operated jointly with the Union Pacific Railroad to the west coast

Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad stream...

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San Bernardino, California. An Union Pacific Railroad freight car

San Bernardino, California. An Union Pacific Railroad freight car

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A black and white photo of a train car. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a train car. Office of War Information Phot...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Victorville, California. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Barstow and San Bernardino, California, passing a Union Pacific Railroad using the Santa Fe tracks between Daggett and San Bernardino, California

Victorville, California. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad...

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A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a train on the tracks. Office of War Inform...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Alray, California. An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train waiting in a siding

Alray, California. An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train w...

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San Bernardino, California. Data on a railroad car of the Union Pacific Railroad

San Bernardino, California. Data on a railroad car of the Union Pacifi...

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Cajon (vicinity), California. A Union Pacific Railroad train headed for San Bernardino

Cajon (vicinity), California. A Union Pacific Railroad train headed fo...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Alray, California. An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train waiting in a siding

Alray, California. An eastbound Union Pacific Railroad freight train w...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Meadow on the west side of the river above the Utah Parks Company (Union Pacific Railroad) sewer farm. The original vegetation in this open park was replaced with annual cheat grass as a result of past over-grazing. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 105_05_

Meadow on the west side of the river above the Utah Parks Company (Uni...

Public domain photograph of Zion National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Proposed site for million gallon storage tank at Birch Creek near Utah Parks Company (Union Pacific Railroad) sewage disposal plant. Birch Creek is near Court of the Patriarchs. ; ZION Museum and Archives Image 006_04_038 ; ZION 8051

Proposed site for million gallon storage tank at Birch Creek near Utah...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 4, Milepost 180.95, Cisco, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 4, Milepost 180....

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 3, Milepost 180.65, Cisco, Placer County, CA

Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 3, Milepost 180....

Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 18... More

An SD40-2 locomotive nicknamed "Desert Victory" wears a camouflage paint scheme in honor of the employees of the Union Pacific Railroad serving as U.S. military personnel in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

An SD40-2 locomotive nicknamed "Desert Victory" wears a camouflage pai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Cheyenne State: Wyoming(WY) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

An SD40-2 locomotive nicknamed "Desert Victory" wears a camouflage paint scheme in honor of the employees of the Union Pacific Railroad serving as U.S. military personnel in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

An SD40-2 locomotive nicknamed "Desert Victory" wears a camouflage pai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORMDESERT SHIELD Base: Cheyenne State: Wyoming(WY) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

The redesigned and repurposed Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse and machine shop in Evanston, Wyoming. In 1912, the brick roundhouse and turntable were constructed to accommodate larger steam locomotives being brought into service. They served the UPRR as a main railcar and engine repair station and later as a reclamation facility

The redesigned and repurposed Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse and ma...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. In 1971, the railroad vacated the roundhouse and most adjacent railroad buildings and the following year deeded the properties to the ... More

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Albany County, Wyoming

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Alba...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The pyramidal stone monument, which from a distance mimicks the rocky landscape, was designed by prominent American architect Henry Ho... More

Locomotive Commemorative Locomotive, Public domain image

Locomotive Commemorative Locomotive, Public domain image

Union Pacific Railroad proudly presents the Union Pacific’s Locomotive No. 1943, The Spirit, at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento Calif., Nov. 29, 2017. The Spirit honors the United States’ arm... More

The redesigned and repurposed Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse and machine shop in Evanston, Wyoming. In 1912, the brick roundhouse and turntable were constructed to accommodate larger steam locomotives being brought into service. They served the UPRR as a main railcar and engine repair station and later as a reclamation facility

The redesigned and repurposed Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse and ma...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. In 1971, the railroad vacated the roundhouse and most adjacent railroad buildings and the following year deeded the properties to the ... More

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Albany County, Wyoming

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Alba...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The pyramidal stone monument, which from a distance mimicks the rocky landscape, was designed by prominent American architect Henry Ho... More

A yet-to-be updated portion of the old Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse in Evanston, in the far-southwestern corner of Wyoming. In 1912, the brick roundhouse and turntable were constructed to accommodate larger steam locomotives being brought into service. They served the UPRR as a main railcar and engine repair station and later as a reclamation facility

A yet-to-be updated portion of the old Union Pacific Railroad roundhou...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. In 1971, the railroad vacated the roundhouse and most adjacent railroad buildings and the following year deeded the properties to the ... More

Union Pacific Railroad proudly presents the Union Pacific’s

Union Pacific Railroad proudly presents the Union Pacific’s

Union Pacific Railroad proudly presents the Union Pacific’s Locomotive No. 1943, The Spirit, at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento Calif., Nov. 29, 2017. The Spirit honors the United States’ arm... More

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Albany County, Wyoming

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Alba...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The pyramidal stone monument, which from a distance mimicks the rocky landscape, was designed by prominent American architect Henry Ho... More

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Albany County, Wyoming

The Ames Monument, erected in 1880 in a desolate stretch of rural Alba...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The pyramidal stone monument, which from a distance mimicks the rocky landscape, was designed by prominent American architect Henry Ho... More

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