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

Item Overview

Title

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

Photographer

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

Date Created

1899

Date

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 lower right corner and up along the right edge where they eventually disappear near the horizon. Two tufts of smoke from trains are seen in the distance at center. The tracks are surrounded by low brush in a desert that extends towards mountains in the far distance at left.

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

Names

Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--Palm Springs

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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