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[Gold Spike Centennial Excursion]

California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
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Title

[Gold Spike Centennial Excursion]

Series Title

Francis A. Guido Papers

Date Created

1969-05-01/1969-05-10

Description

Contains scenes taken from an excursion to Promontory Summit, Utah. The first portion features the train at Truckee, California and the festivities there. Then, the film shows the Ogden Union Station with Union Pacific's historic cars and locomotives on display. It also features the "10 Miles of Track" marker near Promontory. Following are scenes of the festivities at Promontory Summit, as well as equipment on display in Ogden, Utah including the Union Pacific steam locomotive no. 8444.

Annotations

Written on box: Gold Spike Centennial; May 1, 1969 #1; May 10, 1969 #2; Guido; 8mm; WSF 50/34; 50/35

Creator

Unknown

Subject Topic

Transcontinental Railroad
Trains
Excursions

Genre

Local histories

Language

eng

Media Type

Moving Image

Format

8mm film

Number of Parts

2 Reels of 2

Generation

Reversal
Original

Base Type

Acetate

Sound

Silent

Color

Color

Track Standard

Film

Running Speed

18 fps

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives attempted to find rights owners without success but is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Source Call Number

ID 198

Source Institution Contact Information

California State Railroad Museum, 111 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, US, Telephone: (916) 323-8073, email: library.csrm@parks.ca.gov, https://www.californiarailroad.museum/visit/library

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