Wildcat Railroad Golden Spike Ceremony

Photograph

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2016.8.8

Description

A black and white photograph depicting the golden spike ceremony for the Wildcat Railroad on October 16, 1943. In this image, L.M. MacDermott, Billy Jones, and Mrs. Jones are crouching in front of a train engine, with a little girl standing, surrounded by people. The photo was found inside of a manila envelope, but it is unclear if the writing on the envelope has anything to do with the photo.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

William Jones, Louis M. MacDermott, Geraldine Jones née McGrady

Subject Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Collection

Billy Jones Family Collection, History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2016.8

Source or Donor

Geraldine Alice Peters

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

The Family of William "Billy" and Geraldine Jones

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 16, 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of photo, on paper

Transcription

L.M. MacDermott, Mrs. Jones "Billy" Jones and neighbor's little girl in golden spike ceremony for WILDCAT RAILROAD at Los Gatos, Oct. 16, 1943 See BULLETIN, Nov. 1943

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

5-3/8 in

Length

4-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good