Railroads Old 58, May 21, 1939

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:2002: "Old 58," Cecil B. DeMille's promotional tour of the Union Pacific train to advertise release of his film, Union Pacific [Paramount, 1939]; the train is shown here at Caliente, NV on Sunday, May 21, 1939 on the return leg of its Los Angeles to Omaha run; the run also coincided with the opening of Los Angeles' new Union Station.
0002:2002

"Old 58," Cecil B. DeMille's promotional tour of the Union Pacific train to advertise release of his film, Union Pacific [Paramount, 1939]; the train is shown here at Caliente, NV on Sunday, May 21, 1939 on the return leg of its Los Angeles to Omaha run; the run also coincided with the opening of Los Angeles' new Union Station.

Name/Title

Railroads Old 58, May 21, 1939

Entry/Object ID

0002:2002

Description

The mail car of the old Union Pacific also was used as a diner, May 21, 1939; Major Merrick Photographer

Collection

Railroads/Locomotives

Made/Created

Artist

Major Merrick

Notes

Date: May. 21, 1939 Original or Copy: Original

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

Union Pacific Railroad

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: Other

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

January 27, 2026

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: Yes Notes: (2 3/4 x 4 1/2) June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

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Update Date

January 27, 2026