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Part 7, page 2: Various trains
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Part 7, page 1: The Peninsula
Updated: 9-29-22
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xxxOrder of page images: 137-139, 320-25, 327-35, 362, 365-66, 371
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date: 6-55
location: San Luis Obispo
photographer: H. L. Kelso
print: 8" x 10" portrait b&w
obverse data:
"Train #91 July 1955 S.L.O., Fireman Sullivan, Engineer Kiesel
reverse data:
stamped: "H. L. Kelso, 6602 Sixth Ave., Los Angeles, Calif." handwritten: "7-55"
comments:
H.L. Kelso shot this photo and images #138 and #139 of Kiesel's train that day.
date: 6-55
location: San Luis Obispo
photographer: H. L. Kelso
print: 8" x 10" portrait b&w
obverse data:Duplicate copy obverse margins:
"Smoke shot for Railroad Magaze" 1955-July; E. R. Kiesel Engr. SLO #91, Sullivan, Fireman"
reverse data:
" Property of E. R. Kiesel, 1485 McKendrie, San Jose, Calif, ap6-4468"; stamped "H. L. Kelso, 6602 Sixth Ave., Los Angeles, Calif."
comments:
H. L. Kelso shot this photo and #137 (above) and # 139 (below) of Kiesel's train that day.
date: 7-55
location: San Luis Obispo
photographer: H. L. Kelso
print: 8" x 10" portrait b&w
obverse data:
reverse data:
"Engines - 4446- Engineer E. R. Kiesel, Engine 4430 - Helper - Eng. V. Burdick, Train #91 - Leaving San Luis Obipo over Cuesta Grade for San Francisco, June 1955, This picture appeared on front cover of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Magazine, E. Kiesel" stamped "H. L. Kelso, 6602 Sixth Ave., Los Angeles, Calif." Handwritten "June - 1955"
comments:
H. L. Kelso shot this photo and #137 and #138 (above) of Kiesel's train that day.
Kiesel's Train #91 departing San Luis Obispo
date: post 1926
location: San Francisco Bay
photographer:
print:5" x 7" landscape b&w
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comments:
(first) Dumbarton highway bridge in background opned in January 1927.
date: early 1950's
location: San Francisco
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print: 4" x 5" portrait b&w
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comments:
date: early 1950's
location: San Francisco
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print:
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reverse data:
"Engine on "Suntan" Leaving San Francisco"
comments:
date: early 1930's
location: Santa Cruz
photographer:
print:8" x 10" landscape b&w
obverse data:
[Enginee] "Neil Vodden 3-10-61"
reverse data:
"Taken at Santa Cruz in e early 1930's"
comments:
date: circa 1930's
location: Chittenden Siding
photographer:
print: 4.75" x 6.75" lanscape b&w attached to plate glass
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comments:
Locomotive #4327
date: circa 1967-71
location: Watsonville Junction
photographer: Engineer Frank Dimarco
print:8" x 10" b&w landscape
obverse data:
reverse data:
"Frank Dimarco, Repro Reserved"
comments:
date: 1930's
location: adjacent to Vasona Reservour, Los Gatos
photographer:
print: 8.5" x 11.5" landscape b&w
obverse data:
"The Los Gatos "Streamliner", Los Gatos, Calif."
reverse data:
description:
This train was officially named "Santa Cruz" until the line between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz permanently washed out in 1940.
date: circa 1929-30
location: near Horseshoe Curve, Cuesta Grade
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print: 8" x 10" landscape b&w
obverse data:
reverse data:
""Daylight Lmtd on Horseshoe Curve / Cuesta Grade Near San Luis Obispo / Early 1920's"
description:
Caption date is incorrect, as equipment was painted in the shown pearl gray scheme only during 1929-30.
date: circa 1948-49
location: Sudden Siding
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print: 8" x 10" portrait b&w attached to plate glass
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date: circa 1937-38
location: Sudden Siding
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print: 8" x 10" portrait b&w
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comments:
date: circa 1905
location: Sawtelle, Los Angeles
photographer: C. E. McCarthy, print #1520
print: 8.75" x 10.75" landscape b&w parlor card
obverse data: "1520"
reverse data:
image of reverse
comments:
Los Angeles-Pacific was a short lived company that was absorbed by Pacific Electric Railway. Soldiers' Home served served Union veterans of the Civil War.
date: circa 1910
location: Bailey Hill, Siskiyou County, CA
photographer: Greene
print: 6.5" x 8.5" landscape b&w
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comments: This photo saw widespread distribution in print and color/b&w postcard forms. image of postcard version with descriptive data
date: circa 1940
location: western Sierra Nevada?
photographer:
print: 8" x 9" landscape b&w
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comments:
Train #486 was a midday freight between Roseville, CA and Sparks, NV.
date: 4-18-1890
location: Alpine Pass, Colorado
photographer: William H. Jackson
print: 8" x 10" landscape b&w parlor card
obverse data:
(printed) "Results on U. P. Railway showing clean rails left by Rotaty in its victorious trial over the Jull Plow on Alpine Pass. April 18th, 1890. Wm. H. Jacksoj & Co Denver.
reverse data:
comments:
One of a series of well-known photos recorded by Jackson of the famed snow plow trials.
date: 2-65
location: east of McCloud, CA
photographer:
print: 8" x 10" landscape b&w
obverse data:
reverse data:
"Railroad Fan Trip on McCloud River RR Feb -1965"
comments:
date: circa 1937
location:
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print: 8" x 10" landscape b&w
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comments:
date: circa late 1940's
location:
photographer: S. P. Co. publicity photo
print:
obverse data: 8" x 10" landscape b&w
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comments:
date: circa mid 1950's
location: Logan? siding
photographer:
print: 3.5" x 6" landscape b&w
obverse data:
(printed) "SEPT 1960"
reverse data:
comments:
date: 3-13-34
location: Long Beach, CA
photographer: Winstead photo #2
print: 3.5" x 5" landscape b&w
obverse data: "M." 10,000 Union Pacific Streamline Train Long Bach, Cal. 3-13-34 Winstead Photo #2"
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