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Sierra's Deep Snow

California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
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Title

Sierra's Deep Snow

Date Created

[1951,1952]

Description

This film shows Southern Pacific's efforts to keep Donner Summit open during the winter of 1951-1952. During that same winter the streamlined transcontinental passenger train "City of San Francisco" was stuck in a snowslide with passengers trapped aboard from January 13 to 16, 1952.

Creator

Unknown

Subject Topic

Winter

Media Type

Moving Image

Format

16mm film

Number of Parts

1 Reel of 1

Sound

Silent

Color

Color

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. California State Railroad Museum attempted to find rights owners without success but is eager to hear from them so that we may obtain permission, if needed. Upon request to Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov, digitized works can be removed from public view if there are rights issues that need to be resolved.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Source Call Number

WSF 1600/5

Source Institution Contact Information

California State Railroad Museum, 111 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, US, Telephone: (916) 323-8073, email: library.csrm@parks.ca.gov, https://www.californiarailroad.museum/visit/library

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