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.".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m5758

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1877

Creator:

[photographer] Glover, E.S.

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Railroads , Harbors , Ships , Wharves , Los Angeles and Independence Railroad , [file heading] Santa Monica -- General Views , harbors , Santa Monica (Los Angeles) -- General Views

Coverage:

[circa] 1877

Place:

[populated places] Santa Monica
[cities] Santa Monica
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

glass plate negatives
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs
art

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m5758

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-5880
[accession no] 5486
[call no] CHS-5486
[microfiche no] 1-54-