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Burnetizing works of the U.P.R.R. at Omaha (2)

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Call NumberZ-3317CreatorCarbutt, John, 1832-1905Date1866 OctoberSummaryWorkers are beside flat cars stacked with railroad ties at the Union Pacific Railroad Burnetizing works in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows wooden buildings, tunnels and men in a rail yard where wooden ties are treated in zinc chloride to make them more durable. A steam engine is on tracks nearby. A man in a bow tie, a cap and a long overcoat, poses beside the track and leans on a switch lever.Physical Description1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen ; 9 x 18 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnion Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--19th centuryOmaha (Neb.)--19th centuryRailroad employees--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryRailroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryRailroad switching--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryRailroad ties--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryRailroads--Nebraska--Omaha--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003317Type of MaterialAlbumen printsFilm negativesPhotographic printsStereographsDigital Version Created FromMiss Louise Stegner, Omaha, Neb., 1950.Original Material Found in CollectionUnion Pacific Rail Road, excursion to the 100th meridian, October, 1866.NotesCondition: spots. Formerly F13179; Title and number "223" printed on stereo card. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: : 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7110033179

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