Secretary of Interior Ray Lyman at L.A. and S.L. Railroad Construction Inauguration

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:2594: "Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur at ceremony which inaugurated construction on Boulder City Branch of the L.A. and S.L. [Los Angeles and Salt Lake Union Pacific] Railroad [Silver Spike Ceremony] Left-right: Senator Kay Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred B. Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of U.P. Railroad System; Secretary Wilbur holding Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada." September 17, 1930 [USBR photo (BCP 1078 A); Union Pacific photograph]
0002:2594

"Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur at ceremony which inaugurated construction on Boulder City Branch of the L.A. and S.L. [Los Angeles and Salt Lake Union Pacific] Railroad [Silver Spike Ceremony] Left-right: Senator Kay Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred B. Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of U.P. Railroad System; Secretary Wilbur holding Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada." September 17, 1930 [USBR photo (BCP 1078 A); Union Pacific photograph]

Name/Title

Secretary of Interior Ray Lyman at L.A. and S.L. Railroad Construction Inauguration

Entry/Object ID

0002:2594

Description

"Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur at ceremony which inaugurated construction on Boulder City Branch of the L.A. and S.L. [Los Angeles and Salt Lake Union Pacific] Railroad [Silver Spike Ceremony] Left-right: Senator Kay Pittman of Nevada; Governor Fred B. Balzar of Nevada; Carl Gray, President of U.P. Railroad System; Secretary Wilbur holding Nevada silver spike; and Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada." September 17, 1930 [USBR photo (BCP 1078 A); Union Pacific photograph]

Collection

Railroads/Locomotives

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Union Pacific Railroad Company

Role

Print Maker

Date made

Sep 17, 1930 - Sep 17, 1930

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [USBR photo (BCP 1078 A); Union Pacific photograph]

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, Key Pittman, F. Balzar, Carl Gray, T. Oddie, Event

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: N/A

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (8 x 10)

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

February 10, 2026

Provenance

Notes

USBR photo BCP 1078 A "Union Pacific Photograph"

General Notes

Note

Negative Location: N/A Notes: June 2015 PastPerfect Conversion

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 30, 2020

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

February 10, 2026