Name/Title
Photograph of twin sons of Mr. George Wulzen, 1900sEntry/Object ID
1975.13.2Description
ACC. NO. 75.13.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Transportation
DATE OR PERIOD: Early 1900's
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH (REPRODUCED)
DESCRIPTION: REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPH,
TWIN BOYS IN MATCHING OUTFITS. CONSISTING OF WHITE LACY SHIRT, KNEE PANTS WITH HIGH BUTTON SHOES, EACH BOY IS HOLDING A MINIATURE CANE. TAKEN IN THE EARLY 1900's
SIZE: 5" x 7"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE TWIN SONS OF MR. GEORGE WULZEN. THE TWINS WERE BORN IN 1899. IT WAS IN THEIR HONOR THAT MR. WULZEN BUILT THE MODEL TRAIN, A REPLICA OF THE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD ENGINE THAT RAN ON ENCINAL AVENUE, FROM ALAMEDA TO SANTA CRUZ. THE TRAIN WAS DONATED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY WILLIAM AND MARGARET BENNETT OF DIAMOND SPRING, CALIF. MARGARET IS THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE WULZEN WHO BUILT THE ENGINE, AND SISTER OF THE TWINS. MR. WULZEN WAS BORN IN ALAMEDA, MAY 28, 1873.
ACQUIRED FROM: MR. & MRS. WILLIAM BENNETT
DATE: APRIL 19, 1975