San Jose Brush Electric Light Company design book, 1887.

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San Jose Brush Electric Light Company design book, 1887.

Contains diagrams and test results for design purposes for electricity to be utilized by the San Jose Fire Company, Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Golden Gate Mill. Some experiments were conducted at Alphonzo Hayward's residence in San Mateo, Calif.

145 p; 46 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8070313

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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...

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