California State Railroad Museum, Old Sacramento
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Glasses, Cups, Saucers.
I know your first question is, do I have to take all photos in my home an the answer is no your photos can be taken anywhere. I just need to see glasses, cups and saucers this week.
The Chinese certainly played an important role in the history of the California Gold Rush and the building of the Union Pacific railroad. Their presence is also noted in such local placenames as China Slough and Chinese Diggings, as well as the legend that Greenback Lane — a major thoroughfare in eastern Sacramento County — was originally built by Chinese laborers who were paid in currency called “greenbacks.”
I found these teacup shards a few winters ago at Folsom Lake, while the water level was low:
Folsom History Museum, Sutter Street