Over the Sierra Nevada Mountains via the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River route
Scope and Contents
Includes a travelog describing the route of the Western Pacific Railroad Company through the Feather River Canyon of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California; map of the railroad's route across California, Nevada, and Utah; profile maps of the route from Oakland, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, and the extension from Keddie to Bieber, California; and a poem, "The Feather River Canyon" by WPRR employee William Wikander.
Dates
- 1940
Creator
- Brown, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollok) (Person)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Publicity manager for the Western Pacific Railroad Company.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (1 item (27 p.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Thomas Pollok Brown was a publicity manager for the Western Pacific Railroad Company. Includes a travelog describing the route of the Western Pacific Railroad Company, map of the railroad's route across California, Nevada, and Utah, profile maps of the route from Oakland, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, and the extension from Keddie to Bieber, California; and a poem, "The Feather River Canyon" by WPRR employee William Wikander (1940).
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Creator
- Brown, Thomas P. (Thomas Pollok) (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Over the Sierra Nevada Mountains via the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River route
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
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