McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 035

Title: McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 035
Description: Caption: "Ferry Boat Contra Costa," c. 1920. Built in 1914, the Contra Costa ferried locomotives and train cars across the Carquinez Strait between Benicia and Port Costa. The largest rail ferry ever built, the Contra Costa operated until the Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge opened in 1930. She made the crossing as many as 52 times in 24 hours.
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: Carquinez Strait, California
Date: 1920
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb05-035
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image from the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Ferry Boat Contra Costa
Type: Still Image