Oral history interview, 1984 Apr. 21 [sound recording].

Southern Pacific railroad company

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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...

Weinzapfel, Constant F., 1912-

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Employee, Southern Pacific Railroad, from 1937 to 1984, and resident of Armory Park neighborhood from 1912 to 1984. From the description of Oral history interview, 1984 Feb. 25 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35527687 Employee, Southern Pacific Railroad. From the description of Oral history interview, 1984 Apr. 21 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat re...

Papanikolas, Lyn,

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