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Title
Steamer Towing Freight Barge on Sacramento River, California
Date Created and/or Issued
1900
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
Shown in circa 1900, a tug and barge make their way along the Sacramento River. The Sacramento to San Francisco corridor was alive with traffic at the turn of the century. Between 1880 and 1903, shipments between Sacramento and San Francisco increased from an average of 202,000 tons a year to 400,000 tons a year.
Type
image
Identifier
BBSAC711
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1597
Subject
Riverboats
Boats
Rivers
Sacramento River
Barges
Maritime Shipping

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