California Limited
PhotographerPhotographed by
George Daniel Miller
1872 Berlin-Mitte, Berlin, Germany - 1935 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Date1899
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (9.8 × 12.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Louise Miller
Object numberPA1980.152.010
DescriptionThe California Limited drives along the railroad tracks in El Rito, New Mexico. Smoke is coming out of the smokestack of engine number 491. The locomotive is pulling five cars, and the train is passing a small mountain. The photograph is printed with an oval frame around the image. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "The first California Limited running twice a week. It is pulling five cars and takes four hours and fifty minutes from Albuquerque to Gallup. Engineer's name is Rheder; Engine 491. Photo taken at El Rito, New Mexico."On View
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