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McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 011

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 011
Description
Caption: "S.P. Track - Crossing Great Salt Lake.," c. 1923. The Southern Pacific Railroad constructed the trestle shown in this photograph, known as the Lucin Cutoff, between 1902 to 1904. It crosses the Great Salt Lake, between Ogden and Lucin. The trestle was replaced by a causeway of dirt and rock in the 1950s.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Great Salt Lake, Utah
Date
1923
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb-09-011
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Lucin Cutoff, Great Salt Lake
Type
Still Image