Railroads -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Across the continent by overland stage in 1865
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 501
Scope and Contents
In this autographed reminiscence, Colfax describes his stagecoach trip from Missouri to California in 1865. It is likely he made the trip in his capacity as chair of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Account includes his detailed observations regarding trail terrain, arable lands, mining, and the people he encountered. Colfax also indirectly considered the issue of the transcontinental railroad. He spent a few days in Salt Lake City and met Brigham Young, president of the Mormon...
Dates:
1865
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Institution business records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5854
Abstract
Shipping receipts, receipts, order forms and correspondence of the Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Institution.
Dates:
1890-1909
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections