Images of Western Railroading

Technology & Engineering

Author : Steve Schmollinger
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Download or read book Images of Western Railroading written by Steve Schmollinger. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dizzying mountain passes to verdant pine valleys and arid desert canyons, the regions spanning the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast have always presented the railroad industry with special difficulties, spurring the development of new equipment to surmount those challenges. This is an art book treatment showing North America's most recognizable railroads in spectacular locations appealing to railfans nationwide.

Images of Western Railroading

2003 Technology & Engineering

Author : Steve Schmollinger
Release : 2003
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 743/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Images of Western Railroading written by Steve Schmollinger. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dizzying mountain passes to verdant pine valleys and arid desert canyons, the regions spanning the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast have always presented the railroad industry with special difficulties, spurring the development of new equipment to surmount those challenges. This is an art book treatment showing North America's most recognizable railroads in spectacular locations appealing to railfans nationwide.

Significant Images of Railroading

2016-01-11 Transportation

Author : John O. Holzhueter
Release : 2016-01-11
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 987/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Significant Images of Railroading written by John O. Holzhueter. This book was released on 2016-01-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant Images of Railroading presents an overview of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art's collections. Of the nearly 200,000 images in those collections, 93 are presented here in vibrant color and rich, quadtone black-and-white. Those images come from 10 principal collections, including the work of Wallace W. Abbey, whose circa 1950 photograph from Chicago Union Station is featured on the cover. A preservation award from Trains magazine helped fund processing of the Abbey Collection. Other major holdings include the works of Fred M. Springer, John F. Bjorklund, and Ted Rose. In addition to the Trains award, funding for this publication came from Fred and Dale Springer, the Candelaria Fund, and Bon and Holly French.

The Golden Spike

2015-02-01 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Don Nardo
Release : 2015-02-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Download or read book The Golden Spike written by Don Nardo. This book was released on 2015-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-1860s, as the Union Pacific Railroad headed westward from Nebraska, another company, the Central Pacific, pushed eastward from California. Their goal was to meet somewhere in between, forming a single railway line that would bridge the continent. That historic meeting took place in May 1869 in northern Utah, and photographer Andrew J. Russell was there to document the historic event. His work resulted in one of the most important photos of the 19th century and probably the most famous railroad image of all time. The photo, often called ñEast and West,î was viewed by a worldwide audience and affirmed that railroads were at the cutting edge of transportation technology. The continent was now linked.

Iron Muse

2013-04-12 History

Author : Glenn Willumson
Release : 2013-04-12
Genre : History
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Download or read book Iron Muse written by Glenn Willumson. This book was released on 2013-04-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865Ð1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the countryÕs two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. But it was through the power of imagesÑand especially the photographÑthat the railroad attained its iconic status. Iron Muse provides a unique look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad: from their use as an official record by the railroad corporations, to their reproduction in the illustrated press and travel guides, and finally to their adaptation to direct sales and albums in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Tracing the complex relationships and occasional conflicts between photographer, publisher, and curator as they crafted the photographsÕ different meanings over time, Willumson provides a comprehensive portrayal of the creation and evolution of an important slice of American visual culture.

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