UPRR Stereos

Union Pacific Rail Road For more Railroad views see Alfred A. Hart CPRR and Train categories.

UPRR1. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 205-The Excursion Train going West. G. $400

UPRR2. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 206-Excursion Party 275 ms. W. of Omaha, Oct. 24, '66. VG. $350

UPRR3. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 208.-Westward, the Monarch Capital Makes its way. The man is Samuel Reed, the Union Pacific's Superintendent of Construction. The wooden bar resting at his feet is a track gauge used to measure and align distances between the rails. See page 54, John Carbutt, on the Frontiers of Photography, by William Brey. VG. $400

UPRR4. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 210.-The Elkhorn Club on the banks of the Platte. VG. $325

UPRR5. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 214.-View of Camp No. 2 from Prospect Hill. VG. $300

UPRR6. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 219.-The Directors of the U.P.R.R. at the 100th Mer. VG. $650

UPRR7. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 223.-Burnetizing Works of the U.P.R.R. at Omaha (2). Cedar, oak, and walnut trees were preferred for railroad ties. The UPRR used 2640 ties per mile. When only cottonwood logs were available, the soft posts were "burnetized," that is, dipped in zinc chloride to make them more durable. See page 44, John Carbutt, on the Frontiers of Photography, by William Brey. VG. $600

UPRR8. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 225.-Engine House & workshops of U.P.R.R. at Omaha. G. $375

UPRR9. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 227.-N. end E. front U.P.R.R. Works, Omaha. VG. $300

UPRR10. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 229.-N. end W. front U.P.R.R. Works, Omaha. VG. $250

UPRR11. John Carbutt, Chicago, under the Auspices of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company. UPRR Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 233.-Construction Train of the U.P.R.R. G. $475

UPRR12. [John Carbutt], Chicago. Carbutt took this view during the month following his work for the UPRR. This series was titled Views of the Rocky Mountains & Vicinity. 288. Carmichael's Camp in the Black Hills, U.P.R.R. Contractor Carmichael was hired to grade the land in advance of track laying. VG. $600

UPRR13. [John Carbutt], Chicago. Carbutt took this view during the month following his work for the UPRR. This series was titled Views of the Rocky Mountains & Vicinity. 296. Virginia Dale, on the Overland Stage Route. This is in Larimer County, Colorado, just south of the Wyoming border. VG. $200

WY3. [John Carbutt], unlabeled. 287. First Rock Cut on U.P.R.R. entering the Black Hills. G+. $350

NA428. J. Carbutt, Chicago. Union Pacific Rail Road. Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 203. Group of Mounted Pawnee Warriors. VG. $500

PP119. John Carbutt, Chicago. Union Pacific Rail Road, Excursion to the 100th Meridian, October 1866. 213. Commissioners and Directors of the U.P.R.R. To promote the progress and assure stockholders of their investment, the U.P.R.R. directors invited leading businessmen and political leaders on an excursion to the wilderness. John Carbutt, the noted Chicago photographer, was hired to make a visual record of the event. More than 200 men and their wives made the trip in the luxury Palace cars of the U.P.R.R. Thirty-six stereo views were issued. Spot in sky of right image. VG. $375

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