Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway workers attempted to install crossover rails while California Northwestern men shovel dirt and rocks on top of them to stop their work during the Battle of Sebastopol Avenue, March 1, 1905 between the electric Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway and the steam California Northwestern (CNW) railroad right-of-way
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Photo--black and white: "The Battle of Sebastopol Avenue" March 1, 1905 between the electric Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway and the steam California Northwestern (CNW) railroad right-of-way. P&SR workers attempted to install crossover rails while CNW men shovel dirt and rocks on top of them to stop their work. On verso of photo is written location of this scene "where National Ice Company and "R" way feed company are now located."
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