Drawing of the Santa Monica wharf used by the Los Angeles & Independence Railroad, ca.1877

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Title	Drawing of the Santa Monica wharf used by the Los Angeles & Independence Railroad, ca.1877
Description	Photograph of a drawing of the Santa Monica wharf used by the Los Angeles & Independence Railroad, ca.1877. At right, the land is divided into grids of residential and commercial land. At left, a majority of the land is undeveloped. Two horse carriages can be seen moving along the street. On both the left and the right, some of the homes are surrounded by rows of trees. At center, railroad tracks extend from the mainland to the end of the pier. At the top of the image, a large body of water can be seen with several at least two large ships and three sailboats moving along its surface. In the background at right, a mountain range can be seen. Legible writing include: street names "Fifth St.", "Michigan Av.", "Sixth St.", "Seventh St.", "Ninth St.", "Eighth St.", "Seventh St.", "Arizona Av.", "Utah Av.", "Second St.", "Fourth St.", "Third St.", "Nevada Av.", "Ocean Av.", "Oregon Av.", "Pennsylvania Av.".
Subject	Los Angeles and Independence Railroad; Santa Monica (Los Angeles) -- General Views
Subject (adlf)	harbors
Subject (file heading)	Santa Monica -- General Views
Subject (lcsh)	Railroads Harbors Ships Wharves
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Santa Monica; Santa Monica
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1877
Photographer	Glover, E.S.
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1877
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographs art
Accession number	5486
Call number	CHS-5486
Microfiche number	1-54-
Legacy record ID	chs-m5758; USC-1-1-1-5880
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography 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-5486
Archival file	chs_Volume51/CHS-5486.tiff

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