Soldiers on the platform at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Soldiers on the platform at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

March 8, 1942

Date

1942-03-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Soldiers on the platform at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. A truck is parked in the center. There is luggage on the ground with jackets resting on top. One soldier stands at the right of the image wearing a hat. Another man stands at an opening to the station with his back to the camera. The tracks are visible in the foreground.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1194. Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sunday March 8, 1942. Our arrival at the S. P. R. R. depot. I had H. H. West Jr. line up his comrades for a picture. Sorry did not get their names. 1. Q. M. C. group en route to Alaska. H. H. West Jr. at extreme right with dark glasses. 2. H. H. West Jr. with his grip on the station platform. The army baggage truck in rear. 3. Unloading the soldiers' baggage from truck to platform baggage truck. 4. The soldiers on the platform after arrival. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--San Luis Obispo

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Railroad stations--California--San Luis Obispo
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo