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Southern Pacific train and grounds, Santa Monica, Cal

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Description: Image of the Southern Pacific railway station and grounds with an "SP" topiary arrangement in center in Santa Monica, California, near the Arcadia Hotel. Freight railroad cars in the foreground have lettering that reads "Central Pacific Ogden" and "S.P 72479," and a passenger train is visible in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1890s
Call number: photCL_555_01_1205
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Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of the Edgewater Club in the foreground, with the Grand Hotel behind it, and the Hippodrome, Deauville Club, and Santa Monica Pier visible in the distance, on the beach in Santa Monica, California. A sign that reads "Grand Hotel" is visible on the south side of the Grand Hotel.

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Image of the Southern Pacific Santa Monica Station as seen from the eastern side of the Arcadia Hotel in Santa Monica, California, with houses in the distance. People are seen walking around the station with trains waiting on the tracks and a trestle and bridge are seen at left. Horse-drawn trolleys and carriages are visible as well as a sign on a building that advertises "meals for 25 cents." A building in the center distance has the sign "Mermaid Sample Rooms"

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Southern Pacific train entering Santa Monica

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Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of Sunset Trail from Linda Vista Park (present day Palisades Park) to Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica, California. A sign hangs from a rustic wooden archway that reads "Sunset Trail to Palisades Beach Road." The 99 Steps can be seen over the Beach Road (later part of Pacific Coast Highway) at left and the Long Wharf is visible in the distance.

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Outdoor furniture on the grounds of the Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica

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Image of the trees, lawn and outdoor furniture on the grounds of the Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, with a portion of the former John P. Jones mansion, visible at right

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Santa Monica Hotel with railroad tracks

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Image of the Santa Monica Hotel on Ocean Avenue with railroad tracks visible in the foreground in Santa Monica, California. A sign that reads "sea shells" is painted on a building at right.

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Southern Pacific train and grounds, Santa Monica, Cal

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