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Title
Chinese laborers working on the railroad
Creator
unknown
Contributor
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Date Created and/or Issued
undated : circa 1860s - 1870s
Contributing Institution
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Collection
Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast
Rights Information
Lompoc Valley Historical Society
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Description
Mules and workers stand on railroad enbankment. Tents are at back right. Hills are in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Identifier
http://www.luna.blackgold.org/luna/servlet/detail/blackgold~1~1~363~136
http://blackgold.lunaimaging.com:80/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size2/blackgold~1~1/10/BG-AP-14-067.jpg
AP067
Language
English
Subject
Lompoc Valley (Calif.)
Chinese Americans--Employment--California--Santa Barbara County
Asian Americans--California--Santa Barbara County
Railroad construction & maintenance--California--Santa Barbara County
Source
BG-AP-14-067.jpg
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
Originally published as part of Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay

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