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Philip B. Harris photographs of Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France photCL 187

Suzanne Oatey The Huntington Library June 2020 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org

Philip B. Harris photographs of photCL 187 1 Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France photCL ... Contributing Institution: The Huntington LibraryPhoto Archives Title: Philip B. Harris photographs of Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France Identifier/Call Number: photCL 187 Physical Description: 2.76 Linear Feet (3 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1901-1920s Abstract: A collection of photographs compiled or created by Philip B. Harris of railroad construction and survey work in the Los Angeles area, 1901-1920s, and photographs of soldiers, ruins, and other scenes in World War I France. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information. Conditions Governing Use 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. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Philip B. Harris photographs of Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Roger S. Rees, August 1967. Biographical / Historical Philip B. Harris (1879-1955) studied civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and in 1901 started working for the Pacific Electric Railway Company. In 1903, he became Assistant Engineer of the Los Angeles Railway, where he would spend almost his entire career. In 1906, he transferred briefly to the San Bernardino Traction Company and the Los Angeles & Redondo Railway Company. In 1910, he returned to the Los Angeles Railway as Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance. During World War I he left to serve as a captain with the U.S. Army's 22nd Engineers in France. After the war he returned to the Los Angeles Railway as Chief Engineer, then eventually rose to President and General Manager from 1939 until his retirement in 1945. Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs taken or compiled by Philip B. Harris, related to his 42-year career with the Los Angeles Railway and his service as a captain in the U.S. Army Engineers, World War I. The majority of railroad construction scenes are related to the Los Angeles Railway, approximately 1905-1920s. Images include: construction and engineering work on railroads in the Los Angeles area; Harris and other men working on surveying projects, 1902, in Mount Lowe and Garvanza; survey parties in the California Sierras and San Bernardino Mountains. Some images appear to depict the Pacific Electric Railway construction surveying party that Harris was put in charge of soon after he graduated, in 1901. A photograph album, 1901-approximately 1919, includes views of Redondo Beach; personal images of Harris and family members; San Pedro Harbor; and railroad tracks being laid for a streetcar line. Several images show Latino workers digging and laying tracks, approximately 1903. The album has handwritten captions for several photographs, but many scenes are unidentified. The images of World War I France include 52 photographs by Harris, with some commercial photographic postcards. Images show war ruins; decorated graves; battlefields; soldiers; people at train stations; countryside scenes, and a group portrait of Harris and other uniformed soldiers at Roymeaux Field, May 21, 1919. There are also photographic postcards of various tourist scenes in France and war-damaged buildings. Box 3 contains a rolled panoramic photograph of over 100 soldiers, including Harris, of the U.S. Army 22nd Corps of Engineers, 1918, at Fort Harrison, Indiana. The collection also includes a typewritten biographical sketch of Harris and a list of names and addresses of engineers and railroad workers from Harris' address book. Processing Information Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file. Custodial History The donor's mother, Edna Rees, was Philip B. Harris' executor. Donor Roger S. Rees was an employee in the Power Department of the Los Angeles Railway. Subjects and Indexing Terms

Philip B. Harris photographs of photCL 187 2 Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France photCL ... Railroad construction workers Railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- History Railroads -- Design and construction Redondo Beach (Calif.) San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) Street-railroads -- California -- Los Angeles -- History World War, 1914-1918 -- France Panoramic photographs Photograph albums Photographs Los Angeles Railway Pacific Electric Railway Company

Box 1 Railroad photographs; World War I photographs; biographical material 1901-1920s Box 2 Photograph album 1901-approximately 1919 Box 3 Panoramic photograph 1918 Physical Description: Rolled loosely and stored upright in box. Conditions Governing Access Requires archival weights to roll out and view. Contact Reader Services for appropriate tools.

Philip B. Harris photographs of photCL 187 3 Los Angeles railway surveys and World War I France photCL ...