| Title |
[Portrait of Mark Hopkins] |
| Date |
[18--] |
| Description |
1 photographic print ; 9-1/2 x 7-5/8 in. |
| Subject(s) |
Hopkins, Mark, 1813-1878 (2), Central Pacific Railroad Company (159) Photographic prints (633), Portraits (26) |
| Summary |
Hopkins partnered with Leland Stanford, Collis Potter Huntington and Charles Crocker to form the Central Pacific Railroad Company on June 27, 1861. The "Big Four" made the dream of a trans-Sierra Nevada railroad a reality with the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869. Mark Hopkins is buried in the Sacramento City Cemetery. |
Owning
Institution |
California State Railroad Museum Library |
| Copyright |
CSRM Library |
Call
Number |
P 165 |
Filing
Location |
PORTRAIT FILE |
Other
Formats |
CSRM Negative SP X 40-10 |
