Detail View: Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: Building the railroad from surf to Gaviota was no easy task for the Chinese brought here to accomplish the job.
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Title:
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Building the railroad from surf to Gaviota was no easy task for the Chinese brought here to accomplish the job.
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Creator:
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Unknown
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Date:
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circa 1900
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Description:
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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.
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Type:
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image
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Format:
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1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
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Subject:
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Lompoc Valley (Calif.)
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Subject:
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Chinese Americans -- Employment -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Subject:
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Asian Americans -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Subject:
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Railroad construction & maintenance -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Language:
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eng
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Copyright Statement:
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Copyright Holder:
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Lompoc Valley Historical Society
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Contributor:
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Black Gold Cooperative Library System
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Note:
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Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
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Note:
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Originally published as part of Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
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Identifier:
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ark:/13030/c8th8kgg
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Filename:
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CVTB_050.jpg
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BG Identifier:
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AP066
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