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Title: Transit strike causes crowded rail yard
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: 1943
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
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Description: How the walkout of 2600 Pacific Electric trainmen affected the war effort is illustrated in this photo showing many freight cars and tankers containing oil and other war supplies tied up at the company's 25th and Alameda St. rail yard. Passenger service was also paralyzed. Photo dated: September 25, 1943.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00067021
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 2203.
CARL0000070739
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/24107
Subject: Pacific Electric Railway Company
Railroad yards--California--Los Angeles
Railroads--California--Los Angeles
Strikes and lockouts--Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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