The Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904A Register of the Collection at the
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Repository: | Utah State Historical Society |
Call number: | Mss C 525 |
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Title: | Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904 |
Quantity: | 5 fds. |
Abstract: | Collection of photographs of the construction of the Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad. |
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Railroads -- Construction -- Photographs. |
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Central Pacific Railroad -- Photographs. | ||
Lucin Cutoff (Great Salt Lake, Utah) -- Photographs. |
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Great Salt Lake (Utah) -- Photographs. |
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Collection of photographs of the construction of the Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad. |
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Preferred Citation:Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904, Utah State Historical Society. |
Acquisition Information:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Shoaf |
Restrictions on UseThe Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection. |
Processing Information:Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A43). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. |
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Construction of Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad |
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Lucin Cutoff |
1. | View east--Promontory Point Station |
2. | Two top drivers each mile driving towards Camp No. 1--Central Pacific Railroad (Utah), 1903 |
4. | View west--Great Salt Lake fill towards Lakeside, 1904 |
5. | Construction--Lucin Cutoff |
6. | Roller case driver, 1904 |
7. | East section of embankment--Great Salt Lake (Utah), 1902 |
8. | Trestle |
9-10. | Remnant--early construction |
11. | Lucin Cutoff (cont) |
12-13. | Roller case driver with men and pilings |
14. | Closing the gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1904 |
15. | Completed trestle (Midlake Station), 1904 |
16. | Roller case driver with trestle and men on boat |
17. | Trestle showing gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
18. | Closing the gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
19. | Promontory boat (Midlake Station) |
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Lucin Cutoff (cont) |
21. | Trestle with train (Midlake Station) |
22. | Work train on trestle, 1903 |
30. | Trestle and boat |
31. | Roller case driller on barge (Great Salt Lake, Utah) |
32. | Two boats (Great Salt Lake, Utah) |
33. | Approaching trestle--Promontory Boat |
34. | Trestle/watering camp--Promontory Boat, 1903 |
35. | Two top drivers meeting--Great Salt Lake Fill, 1903 |
36-37. | Rambo Sink--Great Salt Lake Fill |
38. | Overturned train car--Rambo Sink, 1904 |
39. | Gravel train--Rambo Sink, 1904 |
40. | Mann-MaCann Ballast Spreader--Rambo Sink, 1904 |
42-44. | Train tracks--Lucin Cutoff |
45. | View west--Bear River Sink (Great Salt Lake Fill) |
46. | Construction--Promontory Point |
48-49. | Sink area--Trestle |
50. | Pilot engine being put upright by wrecking crane |
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Lucin Cutoff (cont) |
52-56. | Cleaning up train wreck after fill settled--Southern Pacific Railroad, 1903 |
57. | Overturned train due to fill settled--approach to trestle (east of Colin, Utah), 1903 |
58. | Cleaning up train wreck after fill settled--Southern Pacific Railroad, 1903 |
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Lucin Cutoff (cont) |
59. | Work train--Bear River Arm (Great Salt Lake, Utah), 1903 |
60-61. | Train--on trestle |
62. | Waves washing over fill during storm (Great Salt Lake, Utah) |
64. | Temporary trestle (near Promontory Point) |
65-66. | Trestle (Great Salt Lake, Utah) |
67. | Train dumping load on fill--Trestle |
68. | Trestle (Great Salt Lake, Utah) |
69-70. | Construction workers--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
71. | Fill--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
72. | Skid driver--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1903 |
73. | Skid driver in action--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1903 |
74-75. | Man standing on trestle |
76-77. | View east--Cut (Lakeside Mountains) |
78. | View (Lakeside Mountains) |
79. | Promontory Boat/construction equipment--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
80-81. | Construction equipment--Great Salt Lake Trestle |
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Workers--Great Salt Lake. Members of her family worked on the construction [8 items]. Great Salt Lake and construction of the Lucin Cutoff [5 items]. |