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S. P. Mammoth Wharf, Port Los Angeles

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Description: View of the railroad and passenger pier wharf known as the "Long Wharf," constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company between 1892 and 1894, extending out into the ocean from the beach in Santa Monica, California, with a ship in the distance.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1890s.
Call number: photPF 20114
Creator: Rile, H. F (1860-1949)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington by the Library Collectors' Council, January 2002.
Dimensions: 4 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.
Find out more: View in the Library catalog

Southern Pacific Mammoth Wharf, 4700 feet long, Port Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of the Southern Pacific Railroad Wharf, also known as the Long Wharf at the Port of Los Angeles, with a ship docked at the end, in Santa Monica, California. A locomotive is seen leaving the wharf and heading back to the shore.

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Southern Pacific Wharf, Port Los Angeles

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Image of a train on the Southern Pacific Long Wharf at the Port Los Angeles (later part of Pacific Palisades) north of Santa Monica, California.

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Redondo Beach Wharf

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Image of Redondo Beach Wharf with people and railroad tracks on the wharf in Redondo Beach, California. A couple of schooners are seen docked at the end of the pier.

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Remains of the Los Angeles and Independence Wharf

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Image of a man walking on the remains of what was the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad wharf in Santa Monica, California.

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Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles. 1905

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A panoramic view of a part of the docks of Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, Los Angeles. Railroad tracks run across the immediate foreground, as well as alongside the docks, and there are cargo and flatbed train cars on many of the tracks. There are two long breakwaters, one in the distance that is low and simple, and another closer to the shore that is lined with buildings. A three mast tall ship is docked at a pier along the inner breakwater. There are a couple dozen small sailboats anchored inside the breakwaters.

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Santa Monica Canyon and wharf, Santa Monica. 1904

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A panoramic view of Santa Monica Canyon and wharf in Santa Monica. There is an open stretch, possibly a road, stretching across the width of the image. Beyond this open area are widely spaced buildings and a steep wooded incline. The Pacific Ocean is on the left, with a long pier extending from the land. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8027".

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S. P. Mammoth Wharf, Port Los Angeles

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