H69.459.1901

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Bitter Creek Valley from Coal Mines near Point of Rocks

Andrew J. Russell

Bitter Creek Valley from Coal Mines near Point of Rocks

circa 1868

Imperial collodion glass plate negative

10.125 HIGH x 13 WIDE x 0.125 DEEP
(25.72 HIGH x 0.32 DEEP)

Museum Purchase

H69.459.1901

inscription: "62 No 45 [45 is crossed out] ?? [?? is crossed out] Bitter Creek Valley from Coal Mines near Point of Rocks Panoramic No 1" inscribed in emulsion along top edge.

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History

(62) Bitter Creek Valley from coal mines near Point of Rocks. Miners in view with train in distance. See 69.459.1905 and 69.459.1908 to complete Russel panorama. 69.459.1902 similar view.

"Because there was so little timber along the route of the Union Pacific, their locomotives ran on coal. Thus, mines such as this one were vital to the success of the railroad." Remarks per Glenn Willumson for the NEA Russell Grant, July 2013 - June 2015.

This work (by Andrew J. Russell), identified by Oakland Museum of California, is free of known copyright restrictions.

Used: Union Pacific Railroad

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