Visual Materials

S.P.R.R. nearing tunnel

Description: Photo of an engine and coal car with three figures outside of the entrance to a tunnel.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1880
Call number: photCL Pierce 06970
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