Clipping about exhibit rail history, 1959

Name/Title

Clipping about exhibit rail history, 1959

Entry/Object ID

2021.34.9

Description

Acc. No. 21.34.9 Subject Category: Transportation, Citizens of Alameda Date or Period: 1959 Object: Newspaper clipping Description: Clipping, from the Alameda Star of March 10, 1959, of an article headlined 'Alameda’s Rail History To Be Recalled in Exhibit Here'. Size: L 18" x W 11 3/4" History of Object: Article about a historical exhibit presented by the California Railway Historical Society at the annual Alameda hobby show, at the Alameda High School gym, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The exhibit included more than 200 pictures. The article gives a history of railroads in Alameda and printed 3 images from the collection on display; a big red car, the 2088 engine that blew up in 1903, and an image of passengers boarding a steam train in 1910. Acquired form: unknown Catalog Date: 14 April, 2021