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Guide to the Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/ © 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Railroads and Mss Photo 201 1 trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972 Guide to the Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972
Collection number: Mss Photo 201
Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, California Contact Information Department of Special Collections Green Library Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/ Processed by: Special Collections staff Date Completed: 2000 Encoded by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble © 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary Title: Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, Date (inclusive): 1889-1972 Collection number: Mss Photo 201 Extent: 2623 photographic prints (ca. 2,509 photographs and 3 albums with 114 photographs2 linear ft. Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Abstract: Collection contains over 2,600 photographs documenting various railways and trolley lines in the United States (primarily California) and Mexico. Language: English. Access Restrictions None. Publication Rights Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Provenance Purchased, 1999 and 2000. Preferred Citation: Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs. Mss Photo 201. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif. Scope and Content Photographs document electric railroad and street-railroad lines throughout the United States, primarily in California. Cars are identified for the following routes: Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad, Pacific Electric Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad, Sacramento Northern Railroad, Santa Fe Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad, Temiscouata Railroad, United Railroads and Union Pacific Railroad. Railway lines include: San Francisco Municipal Railway, California Street Cable Co., Market Street Railway, Sacramento City Lines, Stockton Electric Railway, Eureka Municipal Railway, Visalia Electric Railway,
Guide to the Railroads and Mss Photo 201 2 trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972 Marysville/Yuba City Railway, Interurban Electric Railway, San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway, Los Angeles Traction Company, Los Angeles Interurban, Los Angeles Transit Lines, Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Co., Los Angeles Railway, Metropolitan Transit Authority Los Angeles, Central Ca. Traction Co., San Bernardino Valley Traction Co., Redlands Central Railway Co., San Diego Electric Railway and the Santa Barbara & Suburban Railway. Other lines include: Syracuse & Suburban Railway, Utah Idaho Central, New York Central and South Field Beach Railroad. Photographs taken in Mexico depict railroad engines, cars and trolleys and their route names. Autographed captions on verso of many photographs identify railroad line, car identification number, builder, seat capacity and location. Several identify year that the train was built. The following names are stamped or written on verso of numerous photographs: Stuart A. Liebman, C. Savage, C.W. Jernstrom, Charles M.G. Johnson, Howard E. Johnston, D.L. Joslyn, J.W. Swanberg, A.C. Phelps, Jeffrey K. Winslow and George E. Votava Access Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Jernstrom, C.W. Johnson, Charles M.G. Johnston, Howard E. Joslyn, D.L. Liebman, Stuart A. Phelps, A.C. Savage, C. Swanberg, J.W. Votava, George E. Winslow, Jeffrey K. California Street Cable Railroad Company. Central California Traction Company. Central Pacific. Claremont, University & Ferry Railway. Claremont Railway. East Bay St. Railways. Eureka Municipal Railway. Fresno Traction Company. Frisco. Interurban Electric Railway Company. Kentucky Traction & Terminal Company. Kitchner & Waterloo St. Railway. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Los Angeles Interurban. Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Company. Los Angeles Railway. Los Angeles Traction Company. Los Angeles Transit Lines. Market Street Cable Railway Company. Marysville/Yuba City Railway. Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company. Nevada County Traction Company. New York Central Railroad Company. Northern Electric Railway. Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railroad. Oakland Traction Company. Ontario & San Antonio Hts. Railway Company.
Guide to the Railroads and Mss Photo 201 3 trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972 Pacific Electric Railway Company. Pennsylvania Railroad. Philadelphia Transportation Company. Point Loma Railroad Company. Redlands Central Railway Company. Sacramento City Lines. Sacramento Northern Railway Company. San Bernardino Valley Traction Company. San Diego Electric Railway. San Francisco Municipal Railway. San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway. San Jose Railroad. Santa Barbara & Suburban Railway. Santa Fe Central Railway Company. Shagit River Railroad. Southern Pacific Company. South Field Beach Railroad. Stockton Electric Railway. Syracuse & Suburban Railway. Temiscouata Railroad. Union Pacific Railroad Company. United Railroads of San Francisco. Utah Idaho Central. Visalia Electric Railway. Electric railroads -- Trains. Local transit -- California. Street-railroads -- Mexico -- 20th century. Street-railroads -- United States -- 20th century. Railroads -- California. Railroads -- Mexico. Transportation. Trolley buses. Photoprints. ftamc.
Box 1, Folder 1 Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad, 1890 Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 1, Folder 2 Northwestern Pacific Railroad, nd Physical Description: 27 photos
Box 1, Folder 3 Sacramento Northern Railroad, nd Physical Description: 44 photos
Box 1, Folder 4 Pennsylvania Railroad, nd Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 1, Folder 5 Sacramento Northern, 1938-1955 Physical Description: 85 photos
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Box 1, Folder 6 Southern Pacific Railroad, 1935-1940 Physical Description: 5 photos
Box 1, Folder 7 Southern Pacific Railroad, 1946-1952 Physical Description: 19 photos
Box 1, Folder 8 Southern Pacific Railroad, 1971 Physical Description: 61 photos
Box 1, Folder 9 Southern Pacific Railroad, 1972 Physical Description: 30 photos
Box 1, Folder 10 Southern Pacific Railroad, 1918-1948 Physical Description: 37 photos
Box 1, Folder 11 Southern Pacific Lines, nd Physical Description: 117 photos
Box 1, Folder 12 United Railroads, nd Physical Description: 36 photos
Box 1, Folder 13 San Francisco Municipal Railway, 1900-1958 Physical Description: 53 photos
Box 1, Folder 14 San Francisco Municipal Railway, (cable cars), nd Physical Description: 152 photos
Box 1, Folder 15 California Street Cable Co., 1940 Physical Description: 36 photos
Box 1, Folder 16 Market Street Railway, 1938-1941 Physical Description: 47 photos
Box 1, Folder 17 Railways in and around San Francisco, 1939-1955 Physical Description: 22 photos
Box 1, Folder 18 Sacramento City Lines1936-1946 Box 1, Folder 18 Stockton Electric Railway Box 1, Folder 18 Visalia Electric Railway Box 1, Folder 18 Marysville/Yuba City Railway Box 1, Folder 18 San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway, Physical Description: 31 photos
Box 1, Folder 19 Temiscouata, 1948 Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 1 Los Angeles Traction Co. Box 2, Folder 1 Los Angeles Inter Urban Box 2, Folder 1 Los Angeles Transit Lines Box 2, Folder 1 Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Co., nd Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 2, Folder 2 Railways in and around Los Angeles, 1889, nd Physical Description: 30 photos
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Box 2, Folder 3 Central California Traction Co. Box 2, Folder 3 San Bernardino Valley Traction Co. Box 2, Folder 3 Redlands Central Railway Co., 1919-1940 Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 2, Folder 4 San Diego Electric Railway Box 2, Folder 4 Santa Barbara Suburban Railway, nd Physical Description: 37 photos
Box 2, Folder 5 Syracuse & Suburban Railway Box 2, Folder 5 Utah Idaho Central Box 2, Folder 5 New York Central Box 2, Folder 5 South Field Beach Railway, 1933-1939 Physical Description: 6 photos
Box 2, Folder 6 Railroads, railways, unidentified, 1908-1947 Physical Description: 35 photos
Box 2, Folder 7 Railroad engines (Mexico), 1949-1962 Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 8 Railroad cars (Mexico), 1949-1957 Physical Description: 22 photos
Box 2, Folder 9 Trolleys (Mexico), 1949-1957 Physical Description: 39 photos
Box 2, Folder 10 Landscapes (Mexico), 1949 Physical Description: 9 photos
Box 2, Folder 11 Landscapes, San Francisco, ca. 1900-1948 Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 12 Railroads in Mexico (mini-album), nd Physical Description: 16 photos
Box 2, Folder 13 Railroads in Mexico (album), nd Physical Description: 70 photos
Box 2, Folder 14 Streetcars in Mexico (album), nd Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 3, Folder 1 Pacific Electric, nd Physical Description: 60 photos
Box 3, Folder 2 Pacific Electric, 8 of Pacific Electric stations, nd Physical Description: 73 photos
Box 3, Folder 2 Pacific Electric Box 3, Folder 3 Pacific Electric, nd Physical Description: 42 photos
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Box 3, Folder 4 Pacific Electric, nd Physical Description: 34 photos
Box 3, Folder 5 Union Pacific Railroad, nd Physical Description: 72 photos
Box 3, Folder 6 Santa Fe Railroad, nd Physical Description: 53 photos
Box 3, Folder 7 Key System, nd Physical Description: 63 photos
Box 3, Folder 8 Nevada County Traction Co. Box 3, Folder 8 Point Loma Railroad Co. Box 3, Folder 8 Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railroad Box 3, Folder 8 Oakland Traction Company Box 3, Folder 8 Claremont, University, and Ferries horse cart Box 3, Folder 8 Claremont Railway Box 3, Folder 8 Eureka Municipal Railway Box 3, Folder 8 East Bay Street Railways Box 3, Folder 8 San Jose Railroad Box 3, Folder 8 Skagit River Railroad Box 3, Folder 8 Ontario & San Antonio Railway Co. Box 3, Folder 8 Kentucky Traction & Terminal Co. Box 3, Folder 8 Kitchner & Waterloo Street Railway, nd Physical Description: 33 photos
Box 3, Folder 9 Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway, Physical Description: 13 photos
Box 3, Folder 9 Los Angeles, Physical Description: 50 photos
Box 3, Folder 9 Metropolitan Transit Authority, nd Physical Description: 24 photos
Box 3, Folder 10 Central Pacific, 10 photos Box 3, Folder 10 Fresno Traction Co., nd Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 10 Philadelphia Transportation Co.,nd Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 10 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., nd Physical Description: 7 photos
Box 3, Folder 10 Interurban Electric Co., 1939-1940, nd Physical Description: 31 photos
Box 3, Folder 10 Northern Electric Railway, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 10 Frisco (Missouri), 1936-1947, nd Physical Description: 6 photos
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Box 3, Folder 11 Louisville & Nashville, 1953-1954 Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 11 Glendale & Montrose, nd Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 11 Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11 Los Angeles Cable Railway, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11 La Jolla Line Railway, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11 San Diego & Southwestern Railway, 1937 Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11 Auburn & Northern Electric Railroad, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 U.S. Mail - Highway Post Office, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 Elmira Water & Power, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 Everglades, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 Evanston Railway Co., nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 Exter, Hampton & Amesbury Railway, nd Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 12 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (California Zephyr), 1953-1972 Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 12 Western Pacific, 1952-1953 Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 12 Springfield (Massachusetts) Street Railway, 1914, nd Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 12 Berkeley Ferry (restored), 1981 Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12 Unidentified Los Angeles trolley, nd Physical Description: 1 photo
Guide to the Railroads and Mss Photo 201 8 trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972