"Locomotive Engineers," Los Angeles railroad engineers, ca. 1880s
Entry/Object ID
2018.54.1.1
Description
A cabinet card photo of Los Angeles railroad engineers, ca., 1880s. The image are head shots of forty-one men. The center is labeled B.of No. 5 L.E. and there is a train engine at the bottom of the cabinet card. "Locomotive Engineers" is written in pencil on the bottom. The reverse is labeled "Photographic / Parlors. / Downey Block. / 05 Main Street. / Los Angeles, Cal. / Duplicates of this card can be furnished at any time." The name Martin Wetzel is written in pencil. With abrasion on all corners, acid burns on the top left of the front and the entire back, heavy browning as well as stains of the bottom right, the object is in fair condition.
