Demolition of cable road on First Street, showing two supporting scenes, ca.1900

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Title	Demolition of cable road on First Street, showing two supporting scenes, ca.1900
Description	Photograph of demolition of cable road on First Street, showing two supporting scenes, ca.1900. At center, a large picture shows four men standing near rubble composed of both cement and metallic rods. The pairs of metallic rods stretch ahead of the men and far into the background behind the men. To the right, a large group of men stand near piles of rubble watching. A description below the image reads: "Taking Up the Cable Road 1st St. Between Spring and Broadway". Above this image to the left, a small picture with the description "Original Horse Car Equipment" shows a small trolley car being pulled by a single horse. To the right, the description "First Type of Electric Car 1891" shows the bottom portion of a trolley cart on a track.
Subject (adlf)	railroad features
Subject (file heading)	Transportation -- Rails -- Street Railroads -- General
Subject (lcsh)	Street-railroads Wrecking
Geographic subject (roadway)	1st Street between Spring and Broadway
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1900
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1900
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 19 x 24 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	43700
Call number	CHS-43700
Microfiche number	1-120-112
Legacy record ID	chs-m12406; USC-0-1-1-12561
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-43700
Full text	II^F ORIGINAL HORSE CAR EQUIPMENT. FIRST TYPE OF ELECTRIC CAR 18 91 TAKING UP THE CABLE ROAD 1ST ST. BETWEEN SPRING AUD BPCA DWAY . , , STREET RAILROADING IN THE PAST asl th\tv yel"^ TheTcll fe JTZ^ " "S '"H^ °f L°S ^^ in ^ «■ °ne N—" - of an °W time h At heUtombalLo^nl^ Car' lon§ ~ Warded, but popular with the comma 0f line . AShii^ oS ,2bS?in I "T^l ^ STt^ ' ^Z* "P the ""«* r°adbed °f ^ old "ble "5 to , , was built; in 187^5^3^1^ rJ^^w^1^ AeES'toJAn^ £ ^t-'bl £"* ^ t^
Archival file	chs_Volume78/CHS-43700.tiff

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