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Title
John A. Muir, E. L. Swaine and Clarence Stephens stand on the tracks at the Whittier depot, Whittier, 1899
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1899
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph, from left to right, of W. J. McClurkin, John A. Muir, E. L. Swaine and Clarence Stephens standing between the railroad tracks at the Whittier depot during a Southern Pacific Railroad investigation trip. John A. Muir, E. L. Swaine and Clarence Stephens stand in a group at center at the convergence to two tracks. John A. Muir faces right, E. L. Swaine faces center, but his head is turned left and Clarence Stephens faces left. In the near distance, W. J. McClurkin walks between the tracks at left. The depot stands in the distance at right. Another building stands at left with people milling about it and with crates stacked on its platform.
Text from negative sleeve: 600. Whittier, California, 1899. Southern Pacific Inspection trip. We are at the Whittier passenger depot. L to R: Conductor W.J.McClurkin, walking in the track. John A. Muir, Superintendent. E. L. Swaine, Resident Engineer. Clarence Stephens, Roadmaster of Los Angeles branches. Packing oranges at Whittier, Calif. 2 negatives
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0600_001
ark:/21198/zz002hqz3s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Railroad stations--California--Whittier
Railroad employees
Railroad tracks--California--Whittier
Swaine, E. L. (Edgar Lacy), 1857 or 58-1935
Stephens, Clarence E., 1856-1941
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Muir, John A., 1850-1904
McClurkin, W. J. (William John), 1861-1942
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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