CM & St. P RR Events – group of men, many crewmen, standing where the last spike was placed connecting Butte and Chicago (July 27, 1908) (taken by Hawes); group of men, including five Japanese-American crewmen, standing where the last spike on the Pacific Coast extension was placed west of Garrison (May 19, 1909); group of men (including W.R. Lanning, Mr. Copland, J.W. Fry, U.J. Fry, R.F. Weeks, J.F. Pinson, C.H. Marshall, Dr. Spottswood, E.J. Pearson, J.H. Ellison, C.H. McLeod, C.F. Loweth, W.O. Winston, Frank Conley, Fred Steling, George Nick, Mott Sawyer, W.H. Davidson, H.E. Stevens., J.D. McVicar, J.J. Harding, A.L. Stone, W.P. Warner and Eugene Greenwald) standing on the tracks with locomotive #32 where the last spike was located on the Pacific Coast extension west of Garrison (May 19,1909); group of Milwaukee railroad officials standing at the Three Forks depot in front of a train (August 1926) (taken by Albert Schlecten)., 1908-1926
Scope and Contents
Events include the last spike ceremony at Butte in 1908, the last spike ceremony on the Pacific Coast extension near Garrison in 1909, and railroad officials gathered at Three Forks in 1926. Photographs are arranged chronologically. These images were received from Mrs. George Grossberg and the Milwaukee Road Magazine.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1926
Language of Materials
No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Boxes
From the Collection: 401 Photographic Prints
From the Collection: 47 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 20 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 27 Film Negatives - Safety
Repository Details
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