Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway train crossing trestle, circa early 1900s |
Type of Object |
Print, Photographic |
Object ID |
MVN1606 |
Collection |
Photographs |
Description |
A Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway train and car, filled with passengers, crossing a trestle. The Mill Valley & Mt. Tamalpais Railway was the dream of Sidney Cushing. In the 1880s his father, Dr. John Cushing, had homesteaded in the Blithedale area of Mill Valley. Sidney Cushing formed a company to build a railway to the summit of Mount Tamalpais. The railroad was known as "the crookedest railroad in the world." It ran from 1896 to 1930. |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print, b&w, 5" x 7" |
Date Created |
circa early 1900s |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1920 |
Creator (Artist/Author/Photographer) |
unknown |
Contributed by |
unknown |
Site Name |
Lane |
Search Terms |
Railroad Railroad trains Trestles |
Copyright |
Copyright status unknown. Some materials in the Lucretia Little History Room digital collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction and/or commercial use of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreements, and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user. |
ARK ID |
ark:/13030/kt196nc80q |