http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt1v19q6qk No online items Pacific Electric Railway Company Photographs: Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Photo Archives 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email:
[email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © May 2006 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. Pacific Electric Railway Company photCL 91 1 Photographs: Finding Aid Overview of the Collection Title: Pacific Electric Railway Company Photographs Dates (inclusive): approximately 1870s-1950s Bulk dates: 1910s-1940s Collection Number: photCL 91 Creator: Pacific Electric Railway Company. Extent: 27 boxes (21.59 linear ft.) Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Photo Archives 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email:
[email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: The collection consists of 3396 black and white photographs (many with corresponding original and copy negatives), 116 unprinted glass plate negatives, memos, correspondence, press releases, and notes related to the Pacific Electric Railway, ca. 1870s-1950s. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of the routes and areas served by the Railway during the years of its operation, and thus a picture of the growth of Southern California during the first half of the twentieth century. Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities.