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Transportation - Streets Railways

Description

Approx. 10 items: photocopy of 1889 event -- opening of cable car line to Boyle Heights ; photocopy of 1902 scene -- a horse-drawn trolley in Echo Park, 1902 ; LAT article copy, 6/9/1889, opening of Los Angele Cable Railway ; LAT article copy, 12/16/1911, "Links of Steel to a new city," on Pacific Electric line to Van Nuys ; LAT clips from 1930, 1933 on various aspects of street railway operations ; four 1988 flyers related to the history of rail / streetcar service in Los Angeles, 1880s to 1960s ; article copy, Southern California Quarterly, Fall 1987, "America's electric railway beginnings ... trolleys and daft dummies in Los Angeles."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1889 - 1988
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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