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Title
Soldiers on the platform at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-03-08
March 8, 1942
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Soldiers on the platform at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. A truck is parked in the center. There is luggage on the ground with jackets resting on top. One soldier stands at the right of the image wearing a hat. Another man stands at an opening to the station with his back to the camera. The tracks are visible in the foreground.
Text from negative sleeve: 1194. Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sunday March 8, 1942. Our arrival at the S. P. R. R. depot. I had H. H. West Jr. line up his comrades for a picture. Sorry did not get their names. 1. Q. M. C. group en route to Alaska. H. H. West Jr. at extreme right with dark glasses. 2. H. H. West Jr. with his grip on the station platform. The army baggage truck in rear. 3. Unloading the soldiers' baggage from truck to platform baggage truck. 4. The soldiers on the platform after arrival. 4 films.
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1194_001
ark:/21198/zz002hsk7f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Railroad stations--California--San Luis Obispo
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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