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Title
The "Dummy" line (?), a San Diego and Pacific Beach railroad car, ca.1890
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1890
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 the "Dummy" line (?), a San Diego and Pacific Beach railroad car, ca.1890. Several men can be seen posing near the car behind the caboose. The caboose (at left) appears to be filled with passengers. A bell and a large lamp sits on top of the car behind the caboose. Painted on the rear car is "1" and "S.D. &. P.B. Ry.".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m8772
USC-1-1-1-8905
USC-1-1-1-12507 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-8439
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m8772
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-8439.jpg
Subject
Locomotives
Railroads
San Diego and Pacific Beach Railroad
Transportation--Railroads--General
San Diego County--San Diego--Street scenes--Transportation
Railroad features
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
California
San Diego
USA
Source
1-119-51; 1-46- [Microfiche number]
8439 [Accession number]
CHS-8439 [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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