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Loaded railroad cars at the Imperial Valley Canal, taken from the west side entrance, ca.1910

Description

Photograph of loaded railroad cars at the Imperial Valley Canal, taken from the west side entrance, ca.1910. Roughly 16 visible railcars, loaded with heavy rock, follow the curving tracks off and to the left of the photo.

Title:

Loaded railroad cars at the Imperial Valley Canal, taken from the west side entrance, ca.1910

Record ID:

chs-m7059

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1910

Creator:

[photographer] Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Railroads , Rocks , [file heading] Imperial County -- General , railroad features

Coverage:

[circa] 1910

Place:

[counties] Imperial
[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:

photographic prints
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

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

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m7059

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-7174
[accession no] 6297
[call no] CHS-6297
[microfiche no] 1-194-