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Title
Summit of Mt. Tamalpais, (2592 feet) California. Mountain Train Leaving Tavern
Publication Information
Britton & Rey, San Francisco
Contributing Institution
Mill Valley Public Library
Collection
California Revealed from Mill Valley Public Library
Rights Information
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Description
Image of train leaving Tavern of Tamalpais. Printed caption reads, "Summit of Mt. Tamalpais (2,592 feet) California. Mountain train leaving tavern. Britton & Rey, San Francisco 484." The Tavern of Tamalpais was a combination hotel and restaurant which opened in 1896 and was sometimes referred to as Summit Tavern or Tamalpais Tavern. The Tavern burned to the ground in a 1923 fire, but was rebuilt and reopened in 1924. The Tavern continued to operate until 1950, when it was razed by the Marin Municipal Water District. Pre-1916
Type
image
Format
Original
Photograph
Extent
5.5 x 3.5 in.
1 Page of 1
Identifier
cmlpl_000074
2016.094.067
Language
English
Subject
Mountain railroads
Mt. Tamalpais
Railroads
Tavern of Tamalpais
Trains
Provenance
Mill Valley Public Library, Lucretia Little History Room
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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