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Survey partie's [sic], Gallitin [sic] & Butte R.R.

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Call NumberZ-5263Date1889 AprilSummaryMembers of a survey party for the Gallatin and Butte line of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company stand or sit in a row at a camp on Homestake Pass in Jefferson County or Silver Bow County, Montana. The men wear coats, suspenders and flat brimmed hats, and pose beside a theodolite (transit) and tripod in front of canvas tents with metal chimneys.Physical Description1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 14 x 22 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectNorthern Pacific Railroad Company--19th centuryConstruction camps--Montana--19th centuryRailroad construction and maintenance--Montana--19th centuryRailroad employees--Montana--19th centurySurveyors--Montana--19th centuryTents--Montana--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711005263Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsNotesHomestake Pass, Main Range Rocky Mountains penciled on verso. Condition: ink marks. Title inked on verso. R7110052636DonorMichael D. Heaston, 2001

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