Manuscripts

(l) BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, correspondence and bills relative to the purchase of locomotives: (see correspondence B)

Description: None of the railroad's locomotives were named for any of its owners. Of interest, therefore, is the letter to H. M. Yerington from M. Baird & Co. Baldwin Locomotive Works, December 3, 1872, acknowledging instructions to change the name of No. 12, then on order, from Sharon to Genoa.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1862-1950.
Call number: mssNevadar
Provenance: Purchased from H. A. Levinson, February 27, 1963.; Purchased from Yale Brown, May 16, 1963.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Bliss, Duane L. (1831-1894.); Fair, James Graham, (1825-1910.); Mills, Darius O. (1826-1875.); Ralston, William Chapman, (1821-1885.); Sharon, William,; Yerington, Henry M.
Associated organizations: Carson and Colorado Railroad.; Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company.; Lake Tahoe Railroad and Transportation Company.; Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
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a BOWKER, J. W. a. l. s. to H. M. Yerington, (see correspondence) Bowker was master mechanic. Locomotive No. 21 the J. W. Bowker was named after him
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f VIRGINIA AND TRUCKEE RAIL ROAD COMPANY. Impression of corporate seal. It has Virginia, Nevada and cut of locomotive in center. (see ephemera)
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(l) BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, correspondence and bills relative to the purchase of locomotives: (see correspondence B)

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