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McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 011

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 011
Description
Caption: "The S.P. snow sheds cutting through the rugged Sierra summit." Mountain scene with snow sheds sheltering the Southern Pacific Railroad's tracks through the Sierra Nevada Mountains from winter storms.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Date
1927
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb04-011
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of a photograph within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Sierra Nevada Mountains, Snow Sheds
Type
Still Image