Wright's Station

Name/Title

Wright's Station

Entry/Object ID

NU 2024.231

Description

A color print, depicting the train station at Wright's Station as it would have looked in the 1890s. The train station is on the right side of the print, with many people standing and sitting around it. A black locomotive is behind it, with a man inside the locomotive. Behind the train is the post office, while tree-covered mountains are in the background. The print is framed and matted.

Artwork Details

Subject Place

Unincorporated community

Wrights

* Untyped Subject Place

Santa Clara County

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jack Wilson

Role

Painter

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label, Signature

Location

Underneath image

Transcription

78/350 WRIGHTS STATION 1890s 7 MILES SOUTH OF LOS GATOS Jack Wilsoon

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

22-1/4 in

Length

22-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements include frame.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Exhibitions

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 1
The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 2
The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 3