Train car of the Virginia & Truckee Railway in Carson City, Nevada, ca.1935

Description

Photograph of a train car of the Virginia & Truckee Railway in Carson City, Nevada, ca.1935. The words "Virginia & Truckee" can be seen across the length of the car above 13 rectangular windows. Stairs lead to a walkway as well as a door at the end of the car on the left. The wheels can be seen sitting on the tracks that lie on the grassy ground below. In the background on the left, a small, darkly-colored building with lightly-colored trim sits amongst a backdrop of trees and a faint mountain side.
Picture file card reads "The gaudy looking cars -- yellow trimmed with red -- look like circus cars. The Virginia & Truckee Railway connecting Reno, Carson City and Virginia City was built in 1864. This railway at one time operated 26 trains daily between Reno and Virginia City".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m19160

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1935

Creator:

[photographer] Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Mines and mineral resources , Virginia and Truckee Railway , [file heading] Mining -- Out of state -- Nevada -- Carson City , railroad features

Coverage:

[circa] 1935

Place:

[cities] Carson City
[states/provinces] Nevada
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m19160

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-14216
[accession no] 20280
[call no] CHS-20280
[microfiche no] 1-113-55