Colored Illustrations from Nelson's Pictorial Guide Book:
The Union Pacific Railroad
A Trip Across the North American Continent from Omaha to Odgen
New York: T. Nelson & Sons, 1871
The Paul Mellon Bequest

COVER
CROSSING THE PRAIRIES
PRAIRIE DOG CITY
DEPARTURE FROM OMAHA
SHERMAN
DALE CREEK BRIDGE
GREEN RIVER
THOUSAND MILE TREE
FINGER ROCK
DEVIL'S SLIDE
DEVIL'S GATE
WEBER CANYON TUNNEL
THE SNOW PLOUGH


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