Santa Monica Image Archives 1875-present 1875-1959

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Santa Monica Image Archives 1875-present 1875-1959

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt2m3nf174

The collection illustrates the history of the Santa Monica Bay Area from 1875 to the present day with historical photographs, slides, postcards and other visual records.

Approximately 5,000 images available online.

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Santa Monica Public Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6653173

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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme...