Train and Water Well

A Virginia & Truckee train passes by the Dangberg Ranch in the Carson Valley, on the way to Minden. In the foreground is a well on the ranch that was used to water cattle and to fill up the train's tender. The locomotive seems to be engine #13.

Date Uploaded: September 26, 2020

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Contributor: Douglas County Historical Society on Facebook

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Source Caption: Treasures from the vault: Image of artesian well used for V&T and livestock watering on Dangberg Ranch in 1920. The V & T train is seen in the background.

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