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Title
Workers preparing dynamite for blasting during railroad construction on Feather River
Contributor
Richardson, Fred
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1909
Publication Information
Meriam Library Special Collections Department, California State University, Chico
Contributing Institution
California State University, Chico
Collection
Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Shows two workers on side of canyon, one apparently tamping dynamite in preparation for blasting during construction of Western Pacific Railroad in Feather River Canyon.
Type
image
Format
140 x 100 mm.
Identifier
sc19796
http://archives.csuchico.edu/cdm/ref/collection/coll11/id/1869
Subject
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad engineering
Railroad construction workers
Source
sc19796.tif
Relation
under review
Northeastern California Historic Photograph Collection

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