The Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 525
Creator:
Title:Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904
Quantity:5 fds.
Abstract: Collection of photographs of the construction of the Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad.

Topics:
Railroads -- Construction -- Photographs.

Organizations:
Central Pacific Railroad -- Photographs.
Lucin Cutoff (Great Salt Lake, Utah) -- Photographs.

Places:
Great Salt Lake (Utah) -- Photographs.
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Background

Background Note

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Scope and Content

Collection of photographs of the construction of the Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection, 1903-1904, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Shoaf

Restrictions on Use

The Lucin Cutoff Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A43).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000.

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Container list

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Contents

Construction of Lucin Cutoff by the Central Pacific Railroad

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Lucin Cutoff
1. View east--Promontory Point Station
2. Two top drivers each mile driving towards Camp No. 1--Central Pacific Railroad (Utah), 1903
4. View west--Great Salt Lake fill towards Lakeside, 1904
5. Construction--Lucin Cutoff
6. Roller case driver, 1904
7. East section of embankment--Great Salt Lake (Utah), 1902
8. Trestle
9-10. Remnant--early construction
11. Lucin Cutoff (cont)
12-13. Roller case driver with men and pilings
14. Closing the gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1904
15. Completed trestle (Midlake Station), 1904
16. Roller case driver with trestle and men on boat
17. Trestle showing gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle
18. Closing the gap--Great Salt Lake Trestle
19. Promontory boat (Midlake Station)

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Lucin Cutoff (cont)
21. Trestle with train (Midlake Station)
22. Work train on trestle, 1903
30. Trestle and boat
31. Roller case driller on barge (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
32. Two boats (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
33. Approaching trestle--Promontory Boat
34. Trestle/watering camp--Promontory Boat, 1903
35. Two top drivers meeting--Great Salt Lake Fill, 1903
36-37. Rambo Sink--Great Salt Lake Fill
38. Overturned train car--Rambo Sink, 1904
39. Gravel train--Rambo Sink, 1904
40. Mann-MaCann Ballast Spreader--Rambo Sink, 1904
42-44. Train tracks--Lucin Cutoff
45. View west--Bear River Sink (Great Salt Lake Fill)
46. Construction--Promontory Point
48-49. Sink area--Trestle
50. Pilot engine being put upright by wrecking crane

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Lucin Cutoff (cont)
52-56. Cleaning up train wreck after fill settled--Southern Pacific Railroad, 1903
57. Overturned train due to fill settled--approach to trestle (east of Colin, Utah), 1903
58. Cleaning up train wreck after fill settled--Southern Pacific Railroad, 1903

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Lucin Cutoff (cont)
59. Work train--Bear River Arm (Great Salt Lake, Utah), 1903
60-61. Train--on trestle
62. Waves washing over fill during storm (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
64. Temporary trestle (near Promontory Point)
65-66. Trestle (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
67. Train dumping load on fill--Trestle
68. Trestle (Great Salt Lake, Utah)
69-70. Construction workers--Great Salt Lake Trestle
71. Fill--Great Salt Lake Trestle
72. Skid driver--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1903
73. Skid driver in action--Great Salt Lake Trestle, 1903
74-75. Man standing on trestle
76-77. View east--Cut (Lakeside Mountains)
78. View (Lakeside Mountains)
79. Promontory Boat/construction equipment--Great Salt Lake Trestle
80-81. Construction equipment--Great Salt Lake Trestle

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Workers--Great Salt Lake. Members of her family worked on the construction [8 items]. Great Salt Lake and construction of the Lucin Cutoff [5 items].