California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

First electric railway car, running from Maple Street along Pico, 1887

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First electric railway car, running from Maple Street along Pico, 1887

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Photograph of first electric railway car, running from Maple Street along Pico, 1887. At center, a large covered railway car holding several passengers can be seen. The car is composed of a large, square compartment on the left and an open passenger compartment on the right. On the side of the square compartment, two small windows and an open doorway are visible. To the left, the silhouette of a figure stands behind a closed window. Below, two large wheels with holes along the inside of their rims are visible. To the right, several passengers sit along seven groups of benches. To the far right, a single man is seen standing near the rear of the car. Above the passengers, a small canopy supported by several columns provides shelter. Below the platform, two small wheels are visible.; Description on the back of the photograph reads: "Photograph of first electric railway in Los Angeles. This photograph was taken by Arthur W. Kinney in 1887. Mr. Kinney came to Los Angeles in 1882, went to the Los Angeles High School, was President of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in 1913, President of the Kinney Iron Works in Los Angeles, and died in Los Angeles May 7, 1927".

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Title First electric railway car, running from Maple Street along Pico, 1887

Subject Electric railroads (lcsh), Pico Street Railroad (subject), Street-railroads (lcsh), Transportation -- Rail -- Street railroads -- Electric cars #2 (file heading), transportation features (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1887

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 14 x 21 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1887

Creator Kinney, Arthur W. (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12469

Identifier 12761 (accession number), CHS-12761 (call number), CHS-12761 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11959 (legacy record id), chs-m12469 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12624 (legacy record id), 1-120-86 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11959

Unique identifier UC130139

Legacy Identifier CHS-12761.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 23.2 in × 14.1 in at 300dpi
58.9 cm × 35.9 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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