COLLECTION NAME:
Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast
Record
Title:
Building the railroad from surf to Gaviota was no easy task for the Chinese brought here to accomplish the job.
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Chinese crew builds the railroad from the surf to Gaviota, the most difficult terrain on the entire road from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Railroad track, cart, man and mule stand in gulley below platform that bridges two hills. Additional people are on the platform and hillcrest.
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Subject:
Lompoc Valley (Calif.)
Subject:
Chinese Americans -- Employment -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Subject:
Asian Americans -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Subject:
Railroad construction & maintenance -- California -- Santa Barbara County
Language:
eng
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Copyright Holder:
Lompoc Valley Historical Society
Contributor:
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Note:
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
Note:
Originally published as part of Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
Identifier:
ark:/13030/c8th8kgg
Filename:
CVTB_050.jpg
BG Identifier:
AP066
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