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Denver Public Library
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The first engine of the U.P.
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Call Number
Z-5801
Creator
Hull, Arundel C., 1846-1908
Date
1868
Summary
Men pose on Union Pacific Railroad pony locomotive no. 1 (later named the "Utah") and on the platform at a passenger depot probably in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. A conductor in uniform stands beside men in sack suits or vests. The frame building has a gable roof and brick chimneys.
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 18 x 21 cm (7 x 8 1/2 in.) mounted on album page 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Union Pacific Railroad Company--19th century
Benton (Wyo.)--19th century
Railroad depots--Wyoming--Benton--19th century
Railroad employees--Wyoming--Benton--19th century
Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Benton--19th century
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711005801; Photographic print included in: Eugene Arundel Miller collection v. 1.
Finding Aid
https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/2072
Type of Material
Albumen prints
Photographic prints
Digital Version Created From
C Photo Collection 155, v.1
Original Material Found in Collection
C Photo Collection 155. Eugene Arundel Miller collection
C Photo Collection 155. Eugene Arundel Miller Collection v. 1.
Repository
Central Library
Notes
First engine of the U.P.R.R. penciled on verso of album page. Attribution and number "38" typed on label on album page. Scratches and retouching in original reproduced in photographic print. Secondary title "First Engine on the Union Pacific" typed on label on album page. Title etched in original and reproduced in photographic print. R7110058014
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Hull, Arundel C., 1846-1908,
The first engine of the U.P.
(1868). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 08/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1115822