Print of Drawing of a South Pacific Coast Railroad Caboose, 1975

Name/Title

Print of Drawing of a South Pacific Coast Railroad Caboose, 1975

Entry/Object ID

2001.19.2

Description

ACC. NO. 01.19.2 SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION, STEAM DATE OR PERIOD: 1975 OBJECT: PRINT DESCRIPTION: CONTEMPORARY PRINT OF A DRAWING IN BLACK-AND-WHITE ON WHITE-COLORED PAPER. PRINT IS UNDER GLASS AND HAS TAN-COLORED MATTE AND ALUMINUM FRAME WITH GOLD COLORED FINISH. SIZE: L 20" X W 28" HISTORY OF OBJECT: REPRODUCED DRAWING OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF A SOUTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD CABOOSE. ESTABLISHED BY SENATOR FAIR IN THE LATE 1870'S IN ALAMEDA. RAILROAD OPERATED ALONG ENCINAL AVENUE. ITS TERMINUS WAS AT THE FORMER SITE OF THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION (NOW DESIGNATED AS ALAMEDA POINT). DONOR: UNKNOWN CATALOGED JANUARY 20, 2001