Southern Pacific advertisement for traveling to Portland, [s.d.]

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Title	Southern Pacific advertisement for traveling to Portland, [s.d.]
Description	Photograph of a Southern Pacific advertisement for traveling to Portland, [s.d.]. An etching of a train can be seen towards the top and at bottom. Photonegative sleeve reads, "S.P. Lord Thomas J. Logan. Printed".; Advertisement reads, "$15 to Portland Now Every Day. An innovation is rail travel 14 months ago, this all-coach train, with $15 fare to Portland, ran on a weekly schedule. It immediately captured public favor -- and soon was operated semi--weekly; then tri-weekly. Steadily growing in public demand -- now this fast train service is offered every day! -- Fast Time -- Effective May 6 the 'Coach Special' will leave San Francisco at 8:20 p.m., Davis 11:30 p.m., with convenient connection from here. Arrives Portland 8:15 p.m. next day. Via Klamath Falls, through the 'land of lakes' -- the new Cascade line -- virgin forests, Eugene, the fertile Willamette valley, to Portland. Equipped for your comfort. Individual reclining chairs; all-day lunch car or delicious meals at moderate prices in the diner. 50 pounds free baggage allowance. Travel at low cost, this safe, swift, comfortable way to the Northwest. The $15 fare is good from San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Stockton, Tracy Lathrop, Sacramento and intermediate points. -- Southern Pacific (Name of Agent)".
Subject (adlf)	railroad features
Subject (lcsh)	Railroads -- Stations
Subject (corporate name)	Southern Pacific Railroad
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage era	[s.d.]
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	48348
Call number	CHS-48348
Identifying number	unidentified no: TRAN-45
Legacy record ID	chs-m24088
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-48348
Archival file	chs_Volume137/CHS-48348.tiff

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