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Title
Pacific Electric Railway cars at North Hollywood station on the Van Nuys line
Date Created and/or Issued
1952-08
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Pacific Electric streetcars no. 5150 and 5132 stopped at North Hollywood Station on the Van Nuys line, in the San Fernando Valley. People are seen walking near the station, which says "Southern Pacific - Pacific Electric Station" across the top. The signs on the front of the streetcars say "Los Angeles."
"Van Nuys line - Pacific Electric 5150-5132 No. Hollywood Aug. 52"--text, handwritten in pencil on housing. Title and date devised by cataloger based on notes on housing. The Pacific Electric Railway system of electric streetcars and rail was also known as the Red Car system.
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : color transparency ; film size 35m (slide format)
Identifier
photCL_555_01_336
486864
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/20579
Subject
Local transit
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Street-railroads
Electric railroads--Cars
Photographs. (aat)
Place
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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