Pacific Electric Railway Company Photographs ca. 1870s-1950s bulk 1910s-1940s

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Pacific Electric Railway Company Photographs ca. 1870s-1950s bulk 1910s-1940s

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1v19q6qk

The collection consists of 3396 black and white photographs (many with corresponding original and copy negatives), 116 unprinted glass plate negatives, memos, correspondence, press releases, and notes related to the Pacific Electric Railway, ca. 1870s-1950s. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of the routes and areas served by the Railway during the years of its operation, and thus a picture of the growth of Southern California during the first half of the twentieth century.

21.59 linear ft.,; 27 boxes

eng,

The Huntington Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6652212

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