Southern Pacific Railroad records, 1878-1927.

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Southern Pacific Railroad records, 1878-1927.

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Miscellaneous documents including the deed from the City of Tucson Common Council to Southern Pacific and other legal documents relating to the development of the Railroad, 1878-1882. Also includes tax assessments on SPRR property, business correspondence for the purchase of properties, and a copy of "Abstract of Record in the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona: Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers vs. Arthur L. Mills, Herbert Burgess & Frank R. Benton, [1932]."

.5 linear ft. (1 box).

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419083

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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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...

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...