Photographs of a railroad trip from Niagara Falls to Colorado

Description

Title: Photographs of a railroad trip from Niagara Falls to Colorado
Published / Created: 1892.
Abstract: Snapshots of a westward rail journey in 1892, possibly taken by someone traveling with a group of Freemasons. Men in masonic caps and regalia appear in several of the images, and one is captioned "Group of citizens (at Station to see Sir Kts.)". The photos show Niagara Falls, New York, including a boat moving through the streets on a trolley track; Pullman, Illinois; the depots at Red Oaks, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska; the railroad bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa; Florence and other unidentified towns in Nebraska; Gunnison, Roggin, and Glenwood Springs in Colorado; the Marshall Pass through the Rocky Mountains; unidentified prairie homesteads and scenes; and several unidentified depots and scenic stops
Description: Photographer unidentified.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript captions on verso of most photos. Card mounts printed on verso: "From Dame, Stoddard & Kendall, 374 Washington Street, Boston. Kodak, Kamaret and Hawk-eye Cameras, Developing & Reloading."
Provenance: Purchased from Carmen Valentino on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2003.
Extent: 49 photographic prints : 9.3 x 11.7 cm., mounted on cards 10.7 x 13.2 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Photographic prints
Card photographs (photographs)
Material: b & w ;
Subject (Geographic): United States
West (U.S.)
Missouri river
Niagara Falls (N.Y.)
Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
Omaha (Neb.)
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Glenwood Springs (Colo.)
Gunnison (Colo.)
Marshall Pass (Colo.)
Subject (Topic): Railroads
Railroad travel
Freemasons
Travelers
Railroad stations
Railroad bridges
Frontier and pioneer life
Prairies
Subjects: Railroads > United States > Pictorial works
Railroad travel > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works
Freemasons > United States > Pictorial works
Travelers > United States > 19th century > Pictorial works
Railroad stations > United States > Pictorial works
Railroad bridges > Missouri river > Pictorial works
Frontier and pioneer life > Pictorial works
Prairies > United States > Pictorial works
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) > Pictorial works
Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) > Pictorial works
West (U.S.) > Pictorial works
Omaha (Neb.) > Pictorial works
Nebraska > Pictorial works
Iowa > Pictorial works
Colorado > Pictorial works
Glenwood Springs (Colo.) > Pictorial works
Gunnison (Colo.) > Pictorial works
Marshall Pass (Colo.) > Pictorial works

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Citation: Photographs of a Railroad Trip from Niagara Falls to Colorado. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.