Visual Materials

Group in front of San Bernardino Valley Traction Co. car

1 of 2

Description: Group portrait of men in front of a streetcar (or trolley) that says "The S.B.V. Traction Co." across top, which stands for the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company, a railway company. There is a label on the back of the photograph for "Baker Iron Works," but it is not clear if these are employees of that company.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1900s
Call number: photCL_555_01_3288
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab)

A street view of the "E" Street car barn of the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company

Visual Materials

A street view of the "E" Street car barn of the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company, Edison's only San Bernardino customer.

photCL SCE 01 - 00156

Image not available

Map of lines of the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company

Visual Materials

No old shelf mark. Shows Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines and the connections with this street car line, some of which is only proposed. The San Bernardino Valley Traction Company was formed in 1903; in 1911 the Pacific Electric Company became sole owner (Brown, v. 1, p. 165). Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: San Bernardino Traction Co. Map 78. References: John Brown Jr., History of San Bernardino and Riverside counties , 1922, volume 1, RB F868.S14 B8.

ephMPCALIF0101

Pacific Electric Railway car at Santa Monica station

Visual Materials

Pacific Electric Railway streetcar no. 107 at the Santa Monica station on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. The sign at the station says "Pacific Electric ticket office" and there is a sign on the building that says "Trolley Cafe." The sign across the top of the streetcar says "Santa Monica."

photCL_555_01_346

The 10 KV Bullock motor generating station operating the San Bernardino Valley traction lines at San Bernardino

Visual Materials

The 10 KV Bullock motor generating station operating the San Bernardino Valley traction lines at San Bernardino.

photCL SCE 01 - 00467

San Bernardino Fiesta

Visual Materials

View of street and line of Native Americans waiting to board streetcar or trolley. Possibly during a parade.

photCL 56 (970)

International Traction Company's interurban lines

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial landscape view of Niagara Falls and the surrounding areas showing the electric railway lines of the International Traction Company between towns including Lewiston, Lockport, Tonawanda, and Buffalo, New York, and Niagara Falls, and Chippewa, Ontario, Canada, with a top-left vignette of a trolley car labeled "31 Buffalo & Niagara Falls 31 Electric Railway", a lower-left vignette of the "International Traction Co's. New Suspension Bridge, Lewiston & Queenston" and a lower-right vignette of the "International Traction Co's. Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara Falls." Image verso contains panels with fold-up map covers and information on stops, rates of fare, points of interest, and connections.

priJLC_TRAN_001035

Group in front of San Bernardino Valley Traction Co. car

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

A street view of the "E" Street car barn of the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company

Map of lines of the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company

Pacific Electric Railway car at Santa Monica station

The 10 KV Bullock motor generating station operating the San Bernardino Valley traction lines at San Bernardino

San Bernardino Fiesta

International Traction Company's interurban lines