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Title: Tunnel and Railway Car in Alum Rock Park
Date Created and/or Issued: 1900-1910
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Publication Information: Edward H. Mitchell
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Historic Postcard Collection
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description: Railway car No. 26 stops before entering a tunnel in Alum Rock Park. A conductor and driver stand at either end of the car." A male passenger is visible standing in the car's entrance. On the ground the narrow gauge track is joined by a spur track. The electric trains of the San Jose and Santa Clara Railway Company were a popular way to reach the park before automobiles became common.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image and 16-bit RGB color. Compressed to JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
Extent: 5.5 x 3.5 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplpc/id/115
Language: English
Subject: Parks
Railroads
Railroad employees
Railroad Tunnels
Place: San Jose
California
Source: Historic Postcard Collection

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