A cabinet card photograph of of men unloading wooden crates from a freight train, ca. 1880s.
Entry/Object ID
2016.134.1.6
Description
A cabinet card photograph of men unloading wooden crates from a freight train, ca. 1880s. The seven railroad freight cars and men unloading wooden crates onto carriages, each led by a team of two horses. There is an emblem on the freight car which may belong to the Union Pacific Railroad. A little boy sits on top of one of the railway cars, while a couple of men stand on top of another further down. A young boy, possibly between the ages of 3-7 years of age is seated toward the far bottom right. At the far right background is a peaked roof with three smokestacks visible. An ink stamp on the reverse side gives information of the Jarvis Gallery in Pasadena. With moderate fading, minor soiling to the reverse side, it is in fair condition.
