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  1. A hand-tinted enlarged print of "Double Bow Knot" from above - A framed, hand-tinted photograph enlargement of image MVN1452. It depicts the "Double Bow Knot" from above, with Mill Valley, Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay beyond. A train is visible above Mesa Station.

    unknown

    Record Type: Object

    A hand-tinted enlarged print of "Double Bow Knot" from above
  2. A View From the Summit of Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    Aerial image of landscape looking down from Mount Tamalpais, with a focus on the double bow knot on Scenic Railway

    Record Type: Archive

    A View From the Summit of Mt. Tamalpais
  3. Collection of postcards of Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais, circa 1900s - Postcards

    Twelve postcards glued on to a piece of paper, with photocopies of postmarks pasted near them, as a collage. The postcards are Mount Tamalpais, Mill Valley, and railroad photographs that the donor purchased over the years. According to the donor, the photos on the postcards are from the early 1900s. Postcards have been removed from paper and added to the Postcards Binder 3.

    Record Type: Archive

    Collection of postcards of Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais, circa 1900s
  4. Double Bow Knot - Mt. Tamalpais - A framed Sepia tone enlargement of photographic image MVN1452, the same image as 1981.005.001. It depicts the "Double Bow Knot" from above, with a train uphill from Mesa Station in Mill Valley. Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay are shown in the background.

    unknown

    Record Type: Object

    Black and white photograph enlargement Double Bow Knot - Mt. Tam
  5. Double Bow Knot, Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    The Double Bow Knot, on Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway

    Record Type: Archive

    Double Bow Knot, Mt. Tamalpais
  6. Framed souvenir photograph of passengers on the Mount Tamalpais Railroad - This is a framed black and white souvenir photograph of passengers on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railroad, posed with Engine #8 and two open cars at the Double Bow Knot.

    1915-06-17

    Record Type: Object

    Framed souvenir photograph of passengers on the Mount Tamalpais Railroad
  7. Metal plate from the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Metal plate from the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway. Plate reads: "Double Bow Knot. Mt Tamalpais Cal."

    unknown

    Record Type: Object

    Metal plate from the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway
  8. Mill Valley & Mt. Tam Scenic Railway at the Tavern of Tamalpais, 1896 - Print, Photographic

    1911.106.303

    Record Type: Photo

    Mill Valley & Mt. Tam Scenic Railway at the Tavern of Tamalpais, 1896
  9. Mt. Tamalpais and Mire Woods railway panoramic photograph, date unknown - Print, Photographic

    MVU3010

    Record Type: Photo

    California Revealed
  10. Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, July 18, 1915 - Print, Photographic

    MVU3009

    Record Type: Photo

    Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, July 18, 1915
  11. Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, March 21, 1915 - Print, Photographic

    MVU3008

    Record Type: Photo

    Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, March 21, 1915
  12. Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, September 18, 1918 - Print, Photographic

    MVU3007

    Record Type: Photo

    Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway panoramic photograph, September 18, 1918
  13. Oral History of George R. Pimlott - Oral History

    George R. Pimlott was born September 1, 1905 in San Francisco. Shortly after the Great San Francisco Earthquake hit in 1906, George's family moved to Mill Valley. He attended Summit School, was in the first graduating class of Old Mill School, and graduated from Tamalpais High School. George became an electrician and worked together with his father at their family business, Electricians Inc. in Mill Valley until the Depression. After a few stints...

    Record Type: Archive

    Mill Valley Public Library logo
  14. Panorama from the Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    Front of postcard depicts the view of Mt. Tamalpais with a panorama of the San Francisco Bay Area and a view of the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway double bow-knot. Text on the front of the postcard reads, "Panorama from the Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais, Sausalito, Belvedere, San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz and Angel Island can be seen." Faint handwritten message on the front. On the back of the postcard, the card is addressed to a Ray L. Fisher. P...

    Record Type: Archive

    Panorama from the Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais
  15. Passengers posed in front of their train at the Double Bow Knot. - A framed black and white photographic print showing passengers of the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway posed in front of their train at the Double Bow Knot.

    1920/08/18

    Record Type: Object

    Passengers posed in front of their train at the Double Bow Knot.
  16. Photograph of Double Bow Knot, Mt. Tamalpais, California - This framed photograph enlargement shows the "Double Bow Knot" from above, with a train at Mesa Station. The view shows Mill Valley, Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay in the distance. A brass plaque at the bottom reads: "Double Bow Knot Mt Tamalpais California."

    unknown

    Record Type: Object

    Photograph or Double Bow Knot, Mt. Tamalpais, California
  17. Photo of the Double Bowknot on the Mount Tamalpais Railway - A framed black and white photograph enlargement. The origional image was used as a postcard, captioned "The Double Bowknot on the Mount Tamalpais Railway overlooking San Francisco and City." Image shows Mount Tamalpais with the railroad grade faintly visible, Summit school, the Catholic and Congregational churches, and the Coffin family home. see notes.

    1899

    Record Type: Object

    Photo of the Double Bowknot on the Mount Tamalpais Railway
  18. The Bow Knot - Postcards

    Postcard showing an aerial view of the Double BowKnot with the bay in the background. Text below picture reads "The Bow Knot, on the Mt. Tamalpais Railway, the Crookedest Railroad in the World San Francisco Bay in the distance".

    Record Type: Archive

    The Bow Knot
  19. The Double Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais RR - S.F. Bay and the Golden Gate in background, Cal. - Postcards

    Built at the midpoint of the Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway, the Double Bow Knot looped back and forth five times to gain elevation without forcing the grade to be steeper than five percent. There are two versions of this postcard. Front of first version of postcard is printed with the following text: "Double Bow Knot in Mt. Tamalpais R.R.-S.B. Bay and the Golden Gate in Background, Cal." Back of postcard is postmarked (paper damaged so ...

    Record Type: Archive

    The Double Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais RR - S.F. Bay and the Golden Gate
  20. Train on Double Bow Knot in foreground with Richardson Bay in background from Mt. Tamalpais - negative

    2018.027.001.538

    Record Type: Photo

    Train on Double Bow Knot in foreground with Richardson Bay in background fr
  21. View of Mill Valley and San Francisco Bay from Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    Front of postcard depicts a view of the Double Bow Knot train track on Mt. Tamalpais, as well as the hills and peaks of Mill Valley, the San Francisco Bay, and the view of San Francisco in the far background. There is a handwritten message scrawled along multiple edges of the postcard and a printed caption which reads, "San Francisco Bay, Cliff House, Pacific Ocean, and City of San Francisco from summit of Mt. Tamalpais (1/2 mile high.) The "Bow ...

    Record Type: Archive

    View of Mill Valley and San Francisco Bay from Mt. Tamalpais

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