Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike Ceremony

0002:0272: Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike Ceremony to begin construction of the Boulder City branchline, September 17, 1930 [Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur reading his speech] [Boulder City Library - Graphic View of Hoover Dam, photo no. 3 (W.A. Davis, photographer)]
0002:0272

Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike Ceremony to begin construction of the Boulder City branchline, September 17, 1930 [Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur reading his speech] [Boulder City Library - Graphic View of Hoover Dam, photo no. 3 (W.A. Davis, photographer)]

Name/Title

Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike Ceremony

Entry/Object ID

0002:0272

Description

Union Pacific Railroad; Silver Spike Ceremony; to begin construction of the Boulder City branch-line; September 17, 1930; Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur; reading his speech; Boulder City Library; Graphic View of Hoover Dam; photo no. 3; W.A. Davis, photographer

Collection

Union Pacific Railroad

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Davis, Winthrop A.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Sep 17, 1930 - Sep 17, 1930

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Boulder City Library - Graphic View of Hoover Dam, photo no. 3 (W.A. Davis, photographer)]

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Ray Lyman Wilbur, Silver Spike, Event

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room

Date

October 8, 2025

Notes

Photo Drawer 3

Provenance

Notes

Boulder City Library "Graphic Views of Hoover Dam"

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

October 8, 2025