All aboard for Virginia City and the Overland mail
Creator
Hart, Alfred A., 1816-1908.
Date
[1869]
Summary
View of two stagecoaches owned by Wells Fargo & Company and a Central Pacific Railroad engine as they prepare to leave a station in California. Spectators stand nearby. a sign on the building reads: "Wells Fargo & Co Express."
Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 8 x 16 cm (3 x 6 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
Scenes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Subject
Central Pacific Railroad Company--19th century; Wells, Fargo & Company--19th century; Railroad locomotives--California--19th century; Railroad stations--California--19th century; Stagecoaches--California--19th century; Transportation--California--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Miss Louise Stegner Omaha, Neb.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710021870
Notes
Condition: print is faded. Formerly F22162. Photographer's seal printed on back of stereo card. Title and "217 Central Pacific Railroad California" printed on front of stereo card. R7100218701
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