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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Southern Pacific Passenger Station on the San Pedro waterfront, ca.1913. The station is near the water at right and is a small rectangular building with a covered wrap-around porch. There are several people gathered on the porch and the nearby dock. The Southern Pacific tracks, as well as two railroad cars, are visible behind the building. A small boat is in the water at right, and the bow of a large ship is at extreme right. This image is an enlargement of CHS-12829.5. Legible signs include, from left to right, "Restaurant", "Owl Cigar", "The Tourist", "Delicious and Refreshing Coca Cola Pure and Beautiful", "J. C. Redbach [?] Groceries", "J.A. Weldt & Co. Ship [?]", "Pacific Tel & Tel Co. Cable Crossing", "Rooms 25¢ Up", "Central Vermont 60847", "Southern Pacific Passenger Station", and "Hotel".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Los Angeles Harbor--General views Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Los Angeles Harbor--General views--Panoramas Wharves Docks Dwellings Harbors
Time Period
circa 1913
Place
California Los Angeles San Pedro USA
Source
12928.5A [Accession number] CHS-12928.5A [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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