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Description
Built at the midpoint of the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway, the Double Bow Knot looped back and forth five times to gain elevation without forcing the grade to be steeper than five percent. There are two versions of this postcard. Front of first version of postcard is printed with the following text: "Double Bow Knot in Mt. Tamalpais R.R.-S.B. Bay and the Golden Gate in Background, Cal." Back of postcard is postmarked (paper damaged so date not visible) and includes correspondence to a Miss Dunstone of Dumbarton, Scotland. Back of postcard is printed with: "California Series. No. 22. Chas. McArthur, Publisher, 1020, Wood St., Oakland, Cal. Printed in Germany. The second version has the same image, but has a caption at the top with the following text: "The Famous Double Bow Knot Mt. Tamalpais Railway California". On the back is printed "Mount Tamalapis (tam-al-pah-ees) means "mountain of the bay country" rising as it does from the Pacific and nearly surrounded by bays and inlets, casting its shadow across the Golden Gate.The trip to the summit over the crookedest railroad in the world is one to never be forgotten"
Type
image
Identifier
5B85425B-D891-4F4C-B4D5-756827821260 2016.094.024
Subject
Bays (Bodies of water) California Revealed Double Bowknot Mt. Tamalpais Railroads
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