Image / A freight train goes through Turlock, California, circa 1900

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Title: A freight train goes through Turlock, California, circa 1900
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1900
Publication Information: California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: California State University, Stanislaus. Library
Collection: Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection
Rights Information: Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: The area around Turlock, California was known as the "sandy plains" prior to 1900 when water for irrigation was first supplied. This photograph shows the sparse vegetation on the sandy soil in the foreground. A row of freight cars is visible toward the far right side of the photograph as a train appears to travel through the area.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print; 9 x 14 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1h4nc9sd
cturs_119
Language: English
Subject: Dwellings--California
Railroads--Freight-cars--California
Sandy soils--California--Turlock
Place: Turlock (Calif.)

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