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"Continuous rail" crossing at junction of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, South Gate. August 7, 1930

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Title: "Continuous rail" crossing at junction of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, South Gate. August 7, 1930
Creator: Huddleston, F. M
Contributor: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930-08-07
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: A broad view of a "continuous rail" crossing of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads in South Gate. The image shows the intersection of the two tracks, each of which stretches into the distance after they cross. There are a few men and a parked automobile on the left, and two more men on the right side of the crossing. Writing in white in the center of the image reads ""Continuous Rail" Crossing at Junction Union Pacific ; Southern Pacific Railroabs [sic], South Gate, California, ; Aug. 7th 1930." Writing in white in the bottom right corner of the image reads "Photo by F.M. Huddleston ; For ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico St. ; Los Angeles, Cal."
Type: Image
Format: image/jp2
Extent: 26 x 46 cm (10 x 18 in)
Identifier: 167791
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/4463
Subject: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Railroad crossings--California--South Gate
Railroad tracks--California--South Gate. (lctgm)
Continuous welded rails
Negatives. (aat)
Place: South Gate (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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