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Description
Photograph of the depot for the Pacific Electric Railway and Salt Lake Railroad in Long Beach, 1905. The long one-story Mission-style structure has a tile roof. Electric wires hang over the rails. About thirteen people are visible in the open-air waiting room separated from the platform by a series of arches. Two bicycles are parked nearby. A scale stands at one corner. A signal stands on the platform. Legible signs include: "Salt Lake Station", "Los A, 22 miles, Long Beach", ..."ticket office"..., "Postal, telegraph"..., "Baggage room".
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegatives, glass photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles County--Long Beach--Architecture--Commercial Pacific Electric Railway Salt Lake Railroad Railroads--Stations Electric railroads Transportation features
Time Period
1905
Place
California Long Beach Los Angeles USA
Source
1-32-26 [Microfiche number] 2468 [Accession number] CHS-2468 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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