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Title
1900 Narrow gauge railway car in San Jose
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph 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://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of a First Street Railway narrow gauge street car stopped in San Jose at First Street and Jackson Street. Two conductors are posed standing on the steps at the front of the car. The car is #16 and the "Cemetery" sign indicates the final destination was Oak Hill Cemetery.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent
13 x 19 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/688
Language
English
Subject
Men
Street railroad employees
Street railroads
Place
San Jose
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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