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Market Street Railway Company letters to Charles F. Crocker
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Southern Pacific Company letters to Charles F. Crocker
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Enclosure: 1895 October 4 letter had report of William H. Holabird and copy of letter from Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1893 October 3; 1895 September 19 letter had report from Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1895 December. Also: map of Kern County, 1892, showing selected route by Ft. Tejon; copy of telegram from J.A. Muir to Crocker, 1895 October 16; newspaper clipping related to visit of officials of Santa Fe Railroad, 1896 February 18-20; pages 9-10 of San Francisco Chronicle, 1896 March 28.
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Pasadena & Pacific Railway Company letter to W.G. Nevin
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Also: copies of statements of Summary of Earnings and operating expenses, 1896-1897.
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Market Street Railway Company letters to Henry E. Huntington
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Enclosure: 1894 April 6 letter had construction estimate for Market Street Railway Co. by H.H. Lynch to Charles F. Crocker, 1894 March 1 and cost memo, 1893 October 22; 1897 October 8 letter had copy of letter from S.L. Foster to E.P. Vining, 1897 October 6. Also: two plans of Church Street properties in San Francisco; list of cars owned by various railway companies of San Francisco, 1893 November 6; printed announcements of stockholders' meetings; estimate of rail required for truck construction on streets; list of proportionate number of shares in the capital stock of the Market Street Railway Co. issued; estimates for railway line construction; printed map of San Francisco showing water services of Spring Valley Water Works, 1894; memo (in pencil) about offices rents. Subjects: Oakland and San Francisco railways.
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Market Street Cable Railway Company letter to Charles F. Crocker
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The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Henry E. Huntington. There is material related to the Huntington, Holladay, and Metcalf families, but most of the collection deals with Huntington's business interests in Southern California, railways, real estate, and industry. Series 2. Henry E. Huntington and his family includes biographical information, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and physical objects. There is material related to the Huntington Land and Improvement Company, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and the Pacific Electric Railway Company as well as other businesses in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Gabriel Valley, California. This material includes business records, account books, annual reports, correspondence, maps, tracts, balance sheets, and others. There is also material related to the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens including auction catalogs, invoices, receipts, and bills for art and rare books, and information regarding a lawsuit about Huntington's estate tax after his death, and the passing of Proposition 15, in 1930, which exempted The Huntington from paying California property tax. There is also material related to Collis P. Huntington and his business interests and Arabella Huntington. Also included are the blueprints for the Huntington's San Marino residence. Series 3. Correspondence contains over 22,000 pieces of personal and business correspondence spanning 1794 to 1970. The physical objects include Henry E. Huntington's lunch box, razors, traveling trunk, and other items.
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Southern Pacific Company letters to Henry E. Huntington
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Enclosure: 1895 September 26 letter had copy of report by William H. Holabird to Southern Pacific Company, 1895 September 24; 1895 October 14 letter had Holabird report, 1895 October 12; 1896 January 6 letter had letter from D.A. Chambers to C.J. Wilder, 1895 December 30; 1897 May 6 letter had two reports by Holabird, 1897 May 3, 5. Also: vouchers; copy of letter by Holabird to J.A. Muir, 1896 March 20; seven photographs of San Bernardino Mountain Park area, 1897; report and sketch by Holabird, 1897 June 17. Subjects: Market Street Railway Co.
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Market Street Railway Company letters to Henry E. Huntington
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Enclosed in: 1898 May 14 letter was in letter from Huntington to Charles Holbrook, 1898 May 14; Also: printed article describing liquid air; Market Street Railway Co. Statement of additional construction and other expenditures for which bonds may be issued to November 30, 1900; Statements of Earnings and Expenses, 1899-1900.
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