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Title
[Railfair 1981 Opening Day Ceremonies]
Date Created and/or Issued
1981-05
Contributing Institution
California State Railroad Museum Library
Collection
California Revealed from California State Railroad Museum Library
Rights Information
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Description
Contains moving images of the Union Pacific No. 8444 and No. 3985, and the Southern Pacific No. 4449 en route to Railfair 1981. The film highlights opening day ceremonies, featuring dignitaries, several speeches, and locomotives on display. In the background is the ribbon cutting ceremony for the museum, and portions of a pageant shown. The film concludes with a number of shots of the SP 4449 returning to Portland, Oregon.
Written on box: CSRM Railfair 1981: UP 84444 & 3985 and SP 4449 en route over SP to CSRM; on display at CSRM; entire opening day ceremony; SP 4449 returning to Oregon. Written on tape: Video 49; William R. Mays 13102 E. Sutton Street Cerritos, CA 90701
Type
moving image
Format
Copy
Sound
Dual Channel Mono
Color
VHS
Form/Genre
Nonfiction films
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
ID 119
cscrm_000496
Language
English
Subject
Fairs--California--20th Century
Trains
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Provenance
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
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