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Motorman O. B. Briggs and conductor R. J. Ballinger, both of Pacific Electric Railway, 1935

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Title: Motorman O. B. Briggs and conductor R. J. Ballinger, both of Pacific Electric Railway, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: September 2, 1935
1935-09-02
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Railroad motorman O. B. Briggs stands on the second stair of a railway car, arms at his sides. Conductor R. J. Ballinger has his right foot resting on the lowest stair of the railway car, right hand grasping the hand rail. Both men are in railroad uniforms and employees of Pacific Electric Railway Company.
Handwritten on negative: 131. O. B. Briggs, R. J. Ballinger, 9/2/35
Handwritten on negative sleeve: 2007. O. B. Briggs-Motor man; R. J. Ballinger, Conductor. Pac. Elec. 9/2/35 [stamped:] Sep 13
Text stenciled on train car corner: DUCO OLD WORK 2-27-35
Text on Ballinger's uniform: Hat--CONDUCTOR, collar: PERY. Text on Briggs' uniform: Hat--MOTORMAN, collars: PERY
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_8359
ark:/21198/zz002dg738
Language: English
Subject: Railroads--Employees--Uniforms
Railroad employees
Pacific Electric Railway Company--Employees
Briggs, O. B. (Ola Bert), 1887-1964
Ballinger, R. J. (Raymond John), 1887-1938
Source: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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