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Mountain railroads |
Number of Archive records |
8 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
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Engineer Jake Johnson on Engine #4 going to Tiburon, 1930 - Print, Photographic
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Engineer Johnson with mother and father-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Madden, 1928 - Print, Photographic
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Letter from Alice Eastwood to Sidney B. Cushing thanking him for her annual pass on the Mountain Railway, 1908 - Jenkins Family Collection
Four images: 1) Letter from Alice Eastwood to Sidney B. Cushing thanking him for her annual pass on the Mountain Railway, 1908. 2) Photo of Alice Eastwood clipped from magazine. 3) Note written by Dolly Jenkins concerning Alice Eastwood, 1977. 4) Note written by Alice Eastwood to Dolly Jenkins regarding the Eldridge Grade, 1949
Record Type: Archive
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Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway advertisement brochure, circa 1913 - Ephemera
Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway advertisement brochure. Blue printing on white background, prices are listed on the front and back covers. Back panel also compares mileages and prices for eight other mountain railroads, proving that the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway offers the best value. Five of the other eight mountain railroads are in Switzerland. Two panels on the same side of the sheet when folded out display a map of t...
Record Type: Archive
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Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Special Two-Day Excursions brochure, circa 1918 - Ephemera
Two-page flyer printed on both sides, folded in half to create four pages. The inside is black and white with a photo of the railroad passenger gravity car and a narrative description of the major sights on Mount Tamalpais and in Muir Woods. The front cover has a multi-color drawing of the sun setting over the ocean beyond Mount Tamalpais and the trees in the foreground. At the top of the cover page is the following text: "Special Two Day Excursi...
Record Type: Archive
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Mt. Tam. & Muir Woods RR near the present Mountain Home Inn, circa 1920's - Print, Photographic
2018.001.479
Record Type: Photo
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Mt. Tam. & Muir Woods RR train leaving Mill Valley station, date unknown - Print, Photographic
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Oral History of Louis Ferrario - Oral History
In this oral history, artist Louis Ferrario reminisces about his long life lived in Mill Valley. Born in Point Richmond in 1925 to Italian immigrant parents, Louis’s family soon moved over to Mill Valley, where his father had worked on building the railway and the Mt. Tamalpais gravity cars before going on to work for the city’s maintenance department. Louis recalls the untimely deaths of his mother and sisters, and poignantly describes the speci...
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Tavern on Mt. Tamalpais, California - Postcards
The front of the postcard depicts the Tavern of Mt. Tamalpais. The printed text below the image reads, "Tavern on Mount Tamalpais, California." There is a handwritten message on the front. Publisher information reads, " 41. Charles Weidner, Photographer,
Record Type: Archive
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Ticket for the Mill Valley & Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway, before 1910 - Jenkins Family Collection
Ticket for the Mill Valley & Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway.
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