Photo of men working on the South Pacific Coast Railway, c. 1940

Name/Title

Photo of men working on the South Pacific Coast Railway, c. 1940

Entry/Object ID

1997.640.1

Description

Acc. No. 97.640.1 Subject Category: Transportation - Steam Trains Date or Period: Ca. 1940 Object: Photograph Description: Black/white photo w/sepia toning, mounted on charcoal paperboard with a white printed frame outlining the image. The mounting has several thumbtack holes and its upper corner points are broken off. An old white cataloging label is glued to its upper right corner and a white typed description label is affixed below the image. Size: L-7 x W-9 in. History of Object: Nice photo of a group of news company employees who worked on the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railway out of Alameda Pier. Acquired from: Ralph Dimoro (1954) Date: 11/15/97 Pre-1971 donation, old cat. #200B.