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Title
[Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops complex: exterior view of Blacksmith Shop]
Date
[191-?]
Description
1 photographic print ; 6-3/8 x 8-3/8 in.
Subject(s)
Summary
North end of Blacksmith Shop. This photograph may date from around 1917 when the building was remodeled. Blacksmithing involved a number of tasks, ranging from making rough slab wrought iron to producing nearly complete components such as car axles, track spikes, couplers and brake elements. Southern Pacific photograph P 451.
Owning
Institution
California State Railroad Museum Library
Copyright
© CSRM Library
Filing
Location
SACRAMENTO SHOPS ALBUMS
Other
Formats
CSRM Negative 18085F (glass plate)
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