Name/Title
Photo of an engraving of the S. P. ferry 'El Capitan', c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
1997.610.1Description
Acc. No. 97.610.1
Subject Category: Transportation - Ferry Boats
Date or Period: Ca. 1880's
Object: Photograph
Description: Glossy black/white photo, unmounted Photographer unknown. Thumbtack damage in all corners.
Size: L-6 1/4 x W-9 in.
History of Object: Photograph of an engraving of the Southern Pacific ferry "El Capitan".
After being launched in 1868 it operated in various parts of S.F. Bay. It was renamed "Alameda" in 1879. It was disassembled in 1925 in the Oakland estuary.
Acquired from: W. Barclay Stephens (1957)
Date: 10/25/97
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged.
