Name/Title
Photos of and letter regarding the ferry 'Sacramento', 1948Entry/Object ID
1998.107.16Description
ACC. NO. 98.107.16 A thru N
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION, FERRY
DATE OR PERIOD: 1948
OBJECTS: PHOTOGRAPHS & CORRESPONDENCE
DESCRIPTION:
A thru M. SERIES OF BLACK-AND-WHITE GLOSSY SNAPSHOT PHOTOS.
SIZE: L 3-1/2" X W 5"
N. LETTER AND ENVELOPE, DATED AUGUST 1, 1948,
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
A thru M.
SERIES OF PHOTOS OF ENGINES, ETC., OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY'S FERRY, "THE SACRAMENTO," DATED JULY 14, 1948. LETTER WAS SIGNED, "SINCERELY, MACK," AND ADDRESSED TO WALLACE MIRACLE, 2940 GIBBONS DRIVE, ALAMEDA. MACK IS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO PRESENTED THE PHOTOS TO MR MIRACLE --- FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES CONCERNING LECTURES TO BE GIVEN ABOARD-FERRY BOATS.
ACQUIRED FROM:
WALLACE D MIRACLE COLLECTION
CATALOGED: JANUARY 31, 1998
