railroad

1930's

Produce Crate Label. Description: Glazed paper, trapezoid shape, with full color lithograph: Pride of the River Green Asparagus...grown and packed by G.W. Locke & Son, Locke, California....

1873

Sign. Description: "Baggage Room"

From the History Information Station:

Object: Black and white metal sign, "Baggage Room."

History: The baggage room is a distinctive aspect...

Telegraph key used by Kate Potwin, first woman telegrapher at Concord and Port Costa, also the first lady station agent at Oakland Pier; a position held for 25 years. Base: stamped "W.U.T. Co." (...

c. 1917

Ticket dater, c. 1917, lettering "Centennial Dates" used at Loyalton station on the Boca and Loyalton R. R.

From the History Information Station:

Objects: Two ticket stamps; vertical...

Pictures, engravings. Portrait of Samuel Merritt.

Penny Mendelsohn, Dec. 2001

Bibliography: The Beginnings of Oakland, California A.U.C. by Peter Thomas Conmy; Oakland Public...

15-Dec-50

Timetable from the Western Pacific Railroad of December 1950, which features the "California Zephyr" and the "Zephyrette." Western Pacific ran from Oakland to Ogden, Utah, and partner lines...

4/28/65

Two passenger timetables from the "California Zephyr" of the Western Pacific/Denver and RIo Grande Western/Chicago, Burlngton, and Quincy railroads. Trains ran from Oakland, California to Chicago...

1930-1945

Union Pacific magazine ad depicting a stylish woman, a porter, and a Strealiner train. Mint green, yellow, black inks. 10 x13" dimensions. PCK

1940-1960

Orange crate label "Snoboy" packed for Sunkist Growers, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA. Depicts snowman holding a Sunkist orange. Blue, orange, red, white. "Picked for Flavor." Dimensions 10 " x 11"....

24-May-51

This brochure advertises economy (chair car) train travel on the West Coast lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad (Portland to Los Angeles). Brochure is folded, and forms four pages of text,...

1954

Timetable of passenger trains on the AT &SF (Santa Fe) systems from California, Texas, etc. to Chicago. June 6 to Sept 26, 1954. Timetable features such trains as the "Super Chief" and "El...

1930s

Shamrock Brand lemon crate label from Placentia Mutual Orange Association, Placentia, Orange County, CA. "Sunkist." Yellow, green, blue. 8.5 x 12.25". Printed by Western Litho, Los Angeles.

1940-1960

Majorette Brand fruit crate label, featuring young majorette. "Packed and shipped by Woodlake Packing House, Woodlake, California for "Pure Gold Mutual Orange Distributors." Brown, green yellow,...

1940-1950

"Pursuit" brand fruit crate label, for a fruit crate packed by Exeter Fruit Association of Exeter, CA. Shows a propeller fighter plane in a dive. Blue, yellow, red, light blue inks. Dimensions 4...

1930-1955

Label for pear crate depicting a boy going fishing. "River Boy Sacramento River Barletts." From the Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation of San Francisco. Lehmann, S.F. is the lithographer. Black, red...

1920's

Fruit Crate Label. Description: Paper, red background with litho illustration of blue plums and green leaves, printing in red and black: Morjon Brand Prunes...Santa Clara.

Dimensions: 9...

1931

Fruit Crate Label. Description: Polychrome Lithograph, "Vandalia brand" oranges. Naturalistic depiction of peacock with full moon in back, black and blue background. Wrapped orange with Sunkist...

1931

Fruit Crate Label. Description: "Embarcadero Santa Clara Valley Pears" Full Color lithograph on paper. Printing in shades of blue, in center is realistic rendering of two pears on branch with...

1940

Fruit Crate Label. Description: "T-Hacha-P California Mountain Bartletts" Polychrome lithograph that has been screened for photolithography. Scene of Pear orchard with mountains in background,...

1935

Fruit Crate Label. Description: Polychrome lithograph. "Evening Star" lemons. Realistic view of mission at night with automobile in fornt, view of lemon grove, city lights and mountain in...

ca. 1930's

Fruit crate label. Description: Full color lithographed, predominantly dark blue, green and red ripe apples in front of view of ranch and hills. "Wilshires' Apple Ranch at the foot of Wilshire...

Cigar sign, "Flyer." $2.50. a. Orange label, "Air Ship." $1.00 Exhibited: Pioneer Aviation in Calif.", Breuner Gallery June/July 1978. b. Orange label, "Glider....

c. 1950's

colored litho. labels.Description: a. Vesper brand Sunkist Lemons, Porterville, Ca. c.1948 b. Encore brand Lemons, Porterville, Cal. c. 1955 c. Orosi brand Sunkist Oranges, Orosi, Cal. c. 1950 d...

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