Transcontinental Railroad

Operation

American History Museum

Standard Time

Freight

UPRR Bill of Landing

UPRR Bill, 1884

UPRR Stock killed, 1887

UPRR Livestock Bill of Landing, 1891

UPRR freight rates, 1869

Tourism

Nelsons Pictorial Guide Book, Union Pacific Railroad (click cover to see inside)

Nelsons Pictorial Guide Book, Central Pacific Railroad (click cover to see inside)

Nelsons Pictorial Guide Book, Salt Lake City (click cover to see inside)

Telegraphy

Western Union completed the first Transcontinental telegraph in 1861, and the telegraph was essential for the Transcontinental Railroad as well. A telegraph message signalled the completion of the line, and would serve to coordinate train schedules and railroad operations in the decades to come.

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Central Pacific Telegraph Key

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Telegraph cross arm with ramshorn insulators, found near the Great Salt Lake

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Plethodon shermani

Atlanta, Georgia Owney tag

Victoria Bridge, Montreal Canada

Granite Railway Iron Pin

Model railroad craftsman

Erpobdella punctata

Mount Pitt Klamath River & Upper Klamath Lake from Camp 30

Bendix Air Races Collection - Booklet, "This Is Bendix Radio"

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Bendix Air Races Collection - Booklet, "This Is Bendix Radio"

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives

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The Bendix Corporation (1924-1983), manufacturers of devices for the automotive and aviation industries, sponsored the Bendix Trophy Race?a transcontinental speed competition for aircraft?annually from 1931-1939, then sporadically from 1946-1962. By this point in time, the Bendix Corporation?which had branched out to dominate the US market in aircraft radio and radar equipment during World War II?was producing missile and radar systems for the US military. In the 1960s Bendix was also building ground and airbourne telecommunications and telemetry systems for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Bendix Field Engineering division worked on the construction of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39 at the Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA) adjacent to Cape Canaveral, Florida, including the Apollo Launch Control Center, Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), and operational support equipment. Note: Please do not describe any images, photographs, or maps that appear in this project. We are only seeking transcriptions.

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This collection includes race-related materials from the Bendix Advertising and Publicity department, along with materials from other aviation events for which Bendix was a sponsor. Approximately a third of the collection relates to the corporation's activities from circa 1960 to 1983, including military and commercial avionics and communications systems, and support for the Unites States space program, particularly the construction of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39.