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Theodore D. Judah papers
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Theodore D. Judah papers
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Documents, from 1859 to 1877, and notebook, from 1854 and 1862, belonging to Theodore D. Judah, concerning the financing and construction of the California Eastern Extension Railroad. Also included is a pencil map by Judah plotting the route of the railroad, and a printed volume of First Annual of the Territorial Pioneers of California, 1877, with clippings and calling cards pasted inside. The notebook contains costs of iron and locomotives, an expense account, sketch maps and elevations, notes and observations on trips across the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1862. It also includes distances, elevations, and temperatures measured on an 1854 trip across the Sierras taken with Collis P. Huntington and others.
mssHM 55637-55655
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Map of plotting California Eastern Extension Railroad, near Auburn, California, by Theodore D. Judah
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With pencil notes on verso.
mssHM 55655
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Theodore D. Judah about 15 years old
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Theodore D. Judah (1826-1863) was an engineer who played a crucial role in building the first transcontinental railroad. Handwriting in ink on inside cover: "Theodore D. Judah, 1841."
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Map Showing the location of Sacramento Valley Railroad. Cal
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Showing a proposed extension to San Francisco and another extension north to Tehama. Excerpted from copy of Sacramento Valley Railroad Co. Report... San Francisco, 1855. "Sacramento, Sept. 7 1854. T. D. Judah, Chief Engineer." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 152921.
152921
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Anna Pierce Judah notecard to an unknown recipient
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On this small notecard to an unknown recipient, Anna P. Judah writes "Most appreciatively yours" with her signature, the date, and "Greenfield, Mass." Includes printed three-page biography of Theodore D. Judah, titled "T.D.J." and serving as a memoriam signed by Leland Stanford.
mssHM 27232
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Pacific railroad. : Report of Theodore D. Judah, accredited agent Pacific Railroad Convention, upon his operations in the Atlantic states
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