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  1. A compass face formerly used on a train locomotive, 10" diameter, made by the Lionel Corporation.

    Record Type: Object

    Compass
  2. A relief map model of the of the side of Mount Tamalpais showing the path of the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, with numbered points for reference, used by Ted Wurm and Al Graves in writing their book, "The Crookedest Railroad". It is also pictured in a publicity photograph of Graves and Wurm (2018.027.0xx.xxx).

    circa 1950s

    Record Type: Object

    Map
  3. Fare register 1355 used on trains or streetcars to keep track of passengers.

    Record Type: Object

    Counter
  4. Large metal embossing stamp, reads: Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway | California | Incorporated Feb. 21, 1913.

    1913

    Record Type: Object

    Embosser
  5. Lug wrench used on locomotives, reads: Oakland W. P. 94

    Record Type: Object

    Wrench, Locomotive
  6. Metal plate, reads: American Locomotive Co. | Brake | US Patent 1901019 Canada Patented 1933

    1933

    Record Type: Object

    Plate, Identification
  7. Metal plate, reads: Manhattan Railway Co Owner

    Record Type: Object

    Plate, Identification
  8. Railway spike collected by Al Graves.

    Record Type: Object

    Spike, Rail
  9. Red metal disc, reads: North Shore Railroad Builders.

    Record Type: Object

    Plate, Identification
  10. Advertisement for a two-day excursion on Mt. Tamalpais - Ephemera

    Advertisement for a two-day excursion on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway, including meals and lodging, for $10.

    Record Type: Archive

    Advertisement for a two-day excursion on Mt. Tamalpais
  11. Advertisement for tickets on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    Advertisement for tickets on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway, by Crabtree's Travel Office in Oakland. Written under the ad: "Summer session Claifornian Berkley Cal. 7/25/19."

    Record Type: Archive

    Advertisement for tickets on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway+
  12. Aerial view of Double Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais, date unknown - Print, Photographic

    MVN1452v1

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial view of Double Bow Knot on Mt. Tamalpais, date unknown
  13. Agreement by the Marin County Abstract Company, San Rafael, California - Ephemera

    Abstract of Title and List of Incumbrances on Copies of Instruments between Tamalpais Land and Water Company and North Pacific Coast Railroad Company or San Francisco, Tamalpais and Bolinas Railway Company relating to their right of way into Mill Valley,

    Record Type: Archive

    Agreement by the Marin County Abstract Company, San Rafael, California
  14. Alto Northwestern Pacific Railroad station, 1936 - Print, Photographic

    1911.163.009

    Record Type: Photo

    N.W.P. railway station at Alto, 1936
  15. Annual pass on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    A copy of an annual pass on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway for Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Preston, 1918. Printed on the back of a calling card for Pete Martin of Bolinas and Greg Jennings of Mill Valley, about Mount Tamalpais History.

    Record Type: Archive

    Annual pass on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway
  16. A photograph of passenger train headed toward Almonte near Evergreen - This is a framed black and white photograph enlargement depicting a passenger train of the North Shore Railroad on the Mill Valley branch, headed toward the main line at Almonte. The location is near what is now the intersection of Miller Avenue and Evergreen Avenue.

    unknown

    Record Type: Object

    A photograph of passenger train headed toward Almonte near Evergreen
  17. A Porter #6, at Lee Street stop. - Print, Photographic

    1911.001.001

    Record Type: Photo

    A Porter #6, at Lee Street stop.
  18. A Tamalpais Railway photo of people standing in front of train, date unknown - Print, Photographic

    MVU3011

    Record Type: Photo

    A Tamalpais Railway photo of people standing in front of train,date unknown
  19. Autos in Muir Woods parking lot, circa 1928, 1928~ - Negative, Sheet Film

    2018.027.001.008

    Record Type: Photo

    Autos in Muir Woods parking lot, circa 1928
  20. Black and white photograph of downtown Mill Valley, circa 1940 - Print, Photographic

    2018.063.005

    Record Type: Photo

    Commuter Train near downtown Mill Valley, circa 1940's
  21. Blackboard used as engine crew board, 1984 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1460

    Record Type: Photo

    Blackboard used as engine crew board, 1984
  22. Blank roster for the crew of a run of the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    Blank roster for the crew of a run of the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway. Roster includes space to list the crew, train number, run, and duty times.

    Record Type: Archive

    Blank roster for the crew of a run of the Mt. Tamalpais Railway
  23. Booster car at Summit Tavern, circa 1910 - Negative, Sheet Film

    2018.027.001.012

    Record Type: Photo

    Booster car at Summit Tavern, circa 1910
  24. Bow Knot Station September, 1919 - Negative, Glass Plate

    2018.027.001.170

    Record Type: Photo

    Bow Knot Station September, 1919
  25. Bronzed piece of gravity car coupler, circa 1930s - Bronzed piece of gravity car coupler from the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway. Bronzed by Eugene McGeorge and given to George Marsh.

    circa 1930s

    Record Type: Object

    Bronzed piece of gravity car coupler, circa 1930s
  26. Bronzed piece of gravity car track, circa 1930s - Bronzed piece of gravity car track from the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway. Bronzed by Eugene McGeorge and given to George Marsh.

    circa 1930s

    Record Type: Object

    Bronzed piece of gravity car track, circa 1930s
  27. Bronzed railroad spike from the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway, circa 1930s - Bronzed railroad spike from the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway. Bronzed by Eugene McGeorge and given to George Marsh.

    circa 1930s

    Record Type: Object

    Bronzed railroad spike from the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Scenic Railway
  28. Business card for E.L. Crosthwaite, Passenger Agent for the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    Business card for E.L. Crosthwaite, Passenger Agent for the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway.

    Record Type: Archive

    Business card for E.L. Crosthwaite
  29. Business card for William J. "Bill" Osgood, Passenger Director for the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    Business card for William J. "Bill" Osgood, "The Guide Who Talks", Passenger Director for the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway. On verso is a photograph of a man under a giant redwood tree in Muir Woods.

    Record Type: Archive

    Business card for William J. "Bill" Osgood
  30. Busy day at the Summit, 1926 - Print, Photographic

    2018.001.453

    Record Type: Photo

    Busy day at the Summit, 1926
  31. Busy scene at Bow Knot station with Locomotive #4, 1919 - Negative, Glass Plate

    2018.027.001.176

    Record Type: Photo

    Busy scene at Bow Knot station with Locomotive #4, 1919
  32. Correspondence to N.P. Yost from Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company - Ephemera

    Photocopy of a packet of correspondence to N.P. Yost from Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company, March 25, 1910-March 7, 1922, regarding his proposition to build a spur track into his property in Mill Valley. Includes documents: Estimate and Agreement for Private Siding, March 24, 1910 Small map of the proposed spur, March 1910 Track Estimate and Agreement for Private Siding, May 18, 1915

    Record Type: Archive

    Correspondence to N.P. Yost from Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company
  33. Crew about to tear up railroad track, 1930 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1911A

    Record Type: Photo

    Crew about to tear up railroad track, 1930
  34. Crew by the engine at the summit, July 1907 - Negative, Sheet Film

    2018.027.001.010

    Record Type: Photo

    Crew by the engine at the summit, July 1907
  35. Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1915Av1

    Record Type: Photo

    Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930
  36. Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1917Av2

    Record Type: Photo

    Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930
  37. Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1917Av1

    Record Type: Photo

    Crew tearing up railroad track, 1930
  38. Double Bow-Knot on Mt. Tamalpais, circa 1896 - Print, Photographic

    MVN1470

    Record Type: Photo

    Double Bow-Knot on Mt. Tamalpais, circa 1896
  39. East Peak Mt. Tamalpais from Tamalpais railroad grade, circa 1920. - Negative

    2018.027.001.500

    Record Type: Photo

    East Peak Mt. Tamalpais from Tamalpais railroad grade, circa 1920.
  40. Engine #2, the Jackrabbit engine of the North West Pacific Coast R.R., 1890 - Print, Photographic

    2018.001.411

    Record Type: Photo

    Engine #2, the Jackrabbit engine of the North West Pacific Coast R.R., 1890
  41. Engine #4 with employees and passengers, circa 1908 - Print, Photographic

    1911.106.294

    Record Type: Photo

    Engine #4 with employees and passengers, circa 1908
  42. Entering Redwood Canyon, Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway - Postcards

    Postcard of a wooden curve in the tracks of the Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway. Title transcribed from printed text on front of postcard, which reads, "Entering Redwood Canyon, Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway". Postcard has been trimmed and attached to a paper with two others by the same company.

    Record Type: Archive

    Entering Redwood Canyon, Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway
  43. Excerpts from two letters about Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway - Ephemera

    Typed excerpts from two letters written in 1896 by John Burt to his future bride, Cora Gardner, about his time in Mill Valley and his experience on the Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway. John Burt was an early Mill Valley resident, who worked for the Tamalpais Land and Water Company, and later was the manager of the Marin Municipal Water District. He was also a surveyor and real estate developer.

    Record Type: Archive

    Excerpts from two letters about Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway
  44. Fairfax Manor Funicular, circa 1913-1929 - Print, Photographic

    PHO0679

    Record Type: Photo

    Fairfax Manor Funicular, circa 1913-1929
  45. Female passenger and engine of the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, circa 1902 - Print, Photographic

    2016.004.114

    Record Type: Photo

    Female passenger and engine, circa 1902
  46. First train into Mill Valley, circa 1890 - Print, Photographic

    MVN0411v1

    Record Type: Photo

    First train into Mill Valley, circa 1890
  47. First train to the summit, two carloads of the press, 1896 - Print, Photographic

    2018.001.450

    Record Type: Photo

    First train to the summit, two carloads of the press, 1896
  48. Five men and locomotive, 1916 - Print, Photographic

    2016.004.128

    Record Type: Photo

    Five men and locomotive, 1916
  49. Flatcar on Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway, circa 1900-1920 - Print, Photographic

    cmlpl_147

    Record Type: Photo

    Flatcar on Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway, circa 1900-1920
  50. Freight train on the way to Sausalito, 1943 - Print, Photographic

    PHO0677

    Record Type: Photo

    Freight train on the way to Sausalito, 1943

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