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Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana

: Bridges and dams on the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Buildings on the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Cities and towns on the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Houses and buildings on the Union Pacific Railroad line mid- 1800s to early 1900s

: Landscapes along the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Logging of redwood trees in California, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Miscellaneous pictures taken near the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Miscellaneous Rock Island Railroad photographs, mid- 1800s to early 1900s

: Native American villages and hieroglyphics near the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Native Americans living near the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid 1800s to early 1900s

: People associated with the Union Pacific Railroad line and their contemporaries, mid 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad construction camps on the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad depots and stations on the Union Pacific Railroad line mid 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad officials of the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad officials of the Union Pacific Railroad line, the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific line, and others, in individual photographs, mid 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad tracks and grades on the Union Pacific Railroad line, mid- 1800s to early 1900s

: Trains on the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

: Yellowstone National Park, destination reached by the Union Pacific Railroad line, late 1800s to early 1900s

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University of Iowa

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Title: Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana
Date Created: 1839/1937
Description: Levi O. Leonard (1854-1942) was a historian, journalist and long-time employee of the Union Pacific and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroads. He co-authored, with Jack T. Johnson, A Railroad to the Sea (Iowa City: Midland House, 1939) about the building of the Union Pacific. Featured in this digital collection are more than 3500 digital images of historic photographs, correspondence, and other documents representing Leonard's lifetime dedication to and preservation of railroad history.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Railroad companies
Railroad locomotives
Railroad travel
Railroad construction & maintenance
Subject: Time: 1860-1870
1870-1880
Subject: Place: United States
Archival Collection: Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana
Abraham Lincoln Collection
Levi O. Leonard papers
Collection Identifier: MSC0159
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/176
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Digitization Specifications: Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 8-bit grayscale. Archival tiff available.
Date Digital: 2008/2013
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
Item Type (DCMI): Collection
Item Type (AAT): correspondence
vouchers (sales records)
account books
Item Type (IMT): jpeg