Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a Shay Geared Locomotive on railroad tracks, ca.1900. At center the front part of a locomotive is visible on railroad tracks. The number 2 is visible on the door as well as on a portion of the front of the locomotive. A telephone pole or power line is visible to the left of the locomotive while homes and other structures are visible in the background. Dry grasses are visible in the foreground and background. Photoprint reads: "Not in the Virginia City vicinity - probably abt. 1890 Shay Geared Locomotive area 1900."
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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