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Title
1900 Forbes Mill and Los Gatos Creek
Creator
Hare, Alice Iola, 1859-1942
Date Created and/or Issued
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of Forbes Mill in Los Gatos, showing its location on the banks of Los Gatos Creek. The rail track crossing the creek was a narrow gauge spur of the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The spur terminated at Forbes Mill and was used to transport milled flour to the main railroad line.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent
12 x 17 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/695
Language
English
Subject
Bridges
Buildings
Flour & meal industry
Mills
Railroads
Streams
Forbes, James Alexander, 1804?-1881
Place
Los Gatos
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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