Railroad tracks and stop between Beaumont and Indio, Palm Springs vicinity, 1899

Item Overview

Title

Railroad tracks and stop between Beaumont and Indio, Palm Springs vicinity, 1899

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1899

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a stretch of railroad tracks for the Southern Pacific Railroad running between Beaumont and Indio near Whitewater. The tracks extend from the bottom center and up through the middle of the image where they veer left and disappear near the horizon. A small railroad stop (partial view) stands on the left edge of the image; its shadow extends toward the tracks. Behind it, there stands a mileage post. The tracks are surrounded by a desert that extends towards low mountains in the far distance at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 601. Whitewater, Calif. 1899. Southern Pacific Investigation trip. The track between Beaumont and Indio. Freight trains coming west up the hill to Beaumont. Smoke can be seen from the head engine and the helper on the rear. 3 negatives. Pile driver and construction crew with work train on desert repairing or rebuilding a culvert. 4 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Railroad tracks--California--Palm Springs
Landscapes (Representations)
Railroad stations--California--Palm Springs

Names

Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--Palm Springs

Resource type

still image