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Title
Two locomotives for the San Pedro and Los Angeles Railroad, 1872
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1872
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of two locomotives for the San Pedro and Los Angeles Railroad, 1872. Both locomotive engines, which stand in front of their housing at the center of the photograph, are new at the time of photo. Four railway man stand at their rear while one has positioned himself at the front of the leading engine. Both engines sport fluted stacks, and cow catcher grills in front, as well as coal trains behind.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
10 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12320
USC-1-1-1-12474 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-6336
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12320
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-6336.jpg
Subject
Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad
Railroads
Locomotives
Transportation--Railroads--Southern California--Los Angeles County
Railroad features
Time Period
1872
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-50-80; 1-119-27 [Microfiche number]
6336 [Accession number]
CHS-6336 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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