Southern Pacific Railroad train coming out of snow sheds in the mountains near Cisco, ca.1909

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Title	Southern Pacific Railroad train coming out of snow sheds in the mountains near Cisco, ca.1909
Description	Photograph of the Southern Pacific Railroad train coming out of snow sheds in the mountains near Cisco, ca.1909. The tracks suspended in the air by man-made platforms allows the train to make its way across the canyons. Trees and bushes cover the canyon walls and the landscape in the background.
Subject (adlf)	railroad features
Subject (file heading)	Transportation -- Railroads -- Early Days
Subject (lcsh)	Railroads Mountains
Subject (naf corporate name)	Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Geographic subject	mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Cisco
Geographic subject (county)	Placer
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1909
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1909
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Accession number	8570
Call number	CHS-8570
Microfiche number	1-119-55
Legacy record ID	chs-m12093; USC-1-1-1-12246
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-8570
Full text	S7Q >m ¥m
Archival file	chs_Volume77/CHS-8570.tiff

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