Stockton Electric Railroad Collection, 1997.

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Stockton Electric Railroad Collection, 1997.

Consists of photocopies of primary and secondary source materials relating to history of Stockton Electric Railroad (1904-1942) and a paper examining factors leading to demise of that Company by Nathan Gonzales (1997).

1 box (.3 linear ft.)

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