Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad Photo Album, 1938-1954
Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album, 1938-1954
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sanford, Al
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- .33 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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This album consists of photographs of people working for the Western Pacific. There are lots of wrecks shown in this album and some pages have the year stated. Wrecks include: the wreck of Western Pacific train number 2 "The Scenic Limited" at the west end of Oroville, Nov. 30, 1938, wreck in Mar. 1946 between Virgilia and Rich Bar, CA, in Apr. 5, 1943 a wreck near Mile Post 230 at McLean, CA, and one at Merlin on Jan. 26, 1941. There are also a few pages of photos of a rail enthusiast trip on the Western Pacific from October 9th and 10th, 1954. [Album 141]
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Virgil Staff, 2004
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073