Name/Title
Silver Spike CeremonyEntry/Object ID
0002:0275Description
Silver Spike Ceremony; to begin construction of the Boulder City branch-line; Sept. 17, 1930; l-r: Nevada Senator Key Pittman; Fred B. Balzar, Governor of Nevada; Carl Gray, Union Pacific Railroad system president; Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur with the Silver Spike; Nevada Senator Tasker L. Oddie; USBR photo BCP 1078Collection
Union Pacific RailroadMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
USBRRole
PhotographerDate made
Sep 17, 1930 - Sep 17, 1930Notes
Original or Negative: Original
[USBR photo BCP 1078]Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Key Pittman, Fred B. Balzar, Carl Gray, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Silver Spike, EventDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: (8 x 10)Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Research Room, Photo Drawer 1Date
October 8, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Brandy CarlinInventoried Date
Jun 2, 2026Notes
Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020275General Notes
Note
Negative Location: N/A
Notes: Also pictured: Tasker L. Oddie
June 2015 PastPerfect ConversionCreate Date
November 30, 2020Update Date
August 14, 2026![0002:0275: Silver Spike Ceremony to begin construction of the Boulder City branch line Sept. 17, 1930; l-r: Nevada Senator Key Pittman; Fred B. Balzar, Governor of Nevada; Carl Gray, Union Pacific Railroad system president; Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur with the Silver Spike; Nevada Senator Tasker L. Oddie
[USBR photo BCP 1078]](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/4452/1a7b6b00-6042-11f1-8e3f-51016e2a2f20-wxTv3vQ.lg-nt@2x.jpg)