Photo of Engineer Frenet and Miss Downs posed outside his locomotive, 1909

Name/Title

Photo of Engineer Frenet and Miss Downs posed outside his locomotive, 1909

Entry/Object ID

1997.628.1

Description

Acc. No. 97.628.1 Subject Category: Transportation - Steam Trains Date or Period: 1909 Object: Photograph Description: Contact print from a vintage glass negative, mounted on white paperboard. Photographer unknown. Most corners are damaged by creasing, and the image has a white typed description label glued to its bottom edge. Size: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. History of Object: Engineer Asa Tilford Frenet posed outside his locomotive with Miss Mary D. Downs, July 1909, near High and Encinal. Mr. Frenet resided at 1307 Mound St., according to the 1912 Alameda City Directory. Acquired from: Mr. John J. May (1956) Date: 11/01/97 Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged.