Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike ceremony September 1930

Photograph

Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0002:0276

Union Pacific Railroad- Silver Spike Ceremony to begin construction of the Boulder City branchline, September 17, 1930: Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur drives the spike [UNLS 0043:0016; Union Pacific Railroad Coll.]

Name/Title

Union Pacific Railroad - Silver Spike ceremony September 1930

Entry/Object ID

0002:0276

Description

Union Pacific Railroad; Silver Spike Ceremony; to begin construction of the Boulder City branch-line; September 17, 1930; Interior Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur drives the spike; UNLS 0043:0016; Union Pacific Railroad Coll.

Collection

Union Pacific Railroad

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

UNLS

Role

Photographer

Date made

Sep 17, 1930 - Sep 17, 1930

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [UNLS 0043:0016; Union Pacific Railroad Coll.]

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Negative No.: Not Provided

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: (4 x 6)

Location

* Untyped Location

Research Room, Photo Drawer 2

Date

October 8, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Brandy Carlin

Inventoried Date

Jun 2, 2026

Notes

Digitized Photo BCHDDARPPC00020276

Condition

Reason for Exam

Digitizing

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 2, 2026

Provenance

Notes

UNLS Union Pacific Railroad Collection

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

August 14, 2026