Lambach Collection
Scope and Contents
Original pen and ink drawing by Henry Lambach of Camp No. 4 on the Platte River in Nebraska, November 1863, during the Union Pacific Railroad exploration; copy of image Henry Lambach and wife Mathilda 1860s; copy of German biography of Henry Lambach; copies of correspondence between Seth Temple and H.C. Lambach 1933
Dates
- Creation: 1863; 1900; 1933
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Henry Lambach (1815-1899) was a surveyor and served multiple years as Davenport's city engineer. He co-created the 1857 map of the City of Davenport, Iowa with James T. Hogane.
Arriving in the United States about 1848 from his native Germany, he took up work as a civil engineer and was employed by various railroad companies, eventually including the Union Pacific Rail Road as they surveyed routes for the Transcontinental Railroad in 1863.
Lambach returned to Davenport and taught drawing in the public schools.
Extent
2 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 33 Section 1 [shares box]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com