Expense Bill: To Central Pacific R.R. Company Steamers

Name/Title

Expense Bill: To Central Pacific R.R. Company Steamers

Entry/Object ID

A0236.3.19

Scope and Content

Central Pacific Railroad Company expense bill for shipping materials (tools) from Sacramento to San Francisco paid by J. D. Case, Agent Historic Note: The Central Pacific Railroad Company (CPRR) partnered with the Union Pacific Railroad to build a transcontinental railway across America. It was completed on May 10, 1869. The CPRR was more than just a railway company it operated and leased steamships as well from the 1860s through the 1880s. The CPRR steamships facilitated the movement of freight and equipment over river, delta and numerous San Francisco Bay routes in Northern California including Sacramento to San Francisco. The Steamer Solano was one of the largest paddle-wheel steamers, over 400 feet in length. The Solano could move train engines and freight cars as well as passengers. [Harris, Robert L. "From Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum." (2008). http://cprr.org/Museum/Solano/index.html (accessed January 21, 2009).]

Collection

Historic Maritime Documents (18th - early 20th C) Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Invoice

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Sales

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Financial Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1719 - 1999