Title:
View of San Antonio Creek showing the trestle of the Transcontinental Railroad [picture].
Creator:
Thomas Houseworth & Co.
Subject:
Harbors - California - Oakland - History - Pictorial works.
Wetlands - California -
Oakland - Pictorial works.
Live oak - California - Oakland - Pictorial works.
Railroads -
California - Oakland - History - Pictorial works.
Central Pacific Railroad Company - History - Pictorial works.
Description:
The photograph depicts the trestle of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. crossing San
Antonio Creek below the dam that formed Lake Merritt. Vessels docked in Alameda are visible in
the distance. The trestle was the last obstacle overcome in the completion of the
Transcontinental Railroad. Negative number in Oakland History Room's collection : F-180.
Publisher:
Oakland Public Library
Date:
1870?
Type:
image
Format:
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 20 cm.
Identifier:
copl_069
Neg. F-180
Coverage:
Oakland (Calif.) - Harbor - Pictorial works. ; Oakland Estuary (Oakland, Calif.) -
History - Pictorial works.
Rights:
public domain
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.