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Close-up view of Pacific Electric hotel trolley car, ca.1900
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Close-up view of Pacific Electric hotel trolley car, ca.1900
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Photograph of a close-up view of Pacific Electric hotel trolley car, ca.1900. At center, a large Pacific Electric trolley car is seen facing to the left. The body of the car is lightly-colored and rectangular in form. Four windows can be seen lining the face of the car, while thirteen windows line the side of the car. Above the front face of the trolley, a small rectangular sign reads: "Maryland Special". Similarly, the side of the car is painted with the words: "Hotels: Virginia-Maryland". Atop the trolley's surface, a wire is seen extending to something above the car. In the far background, several utility poles and buildings can be seen. In the foreground, multiple curved metal tracks lie adjacent to the trolley.; Description on the back of the photoprint reads, "Old PE Hotel car ran between Maryland hotel in Pasadena, and Virginia hotel in Long Beach. Car was painted pure white with gold leaf lettering. The fastest regularly scheduled car on old PE (pre 1911) system. Company records show official clocked speed at right close to 109 MPH".
Asset Metadata
Title
Close-up view of Pacific Electric hotel trolley car, ca.1900
Subject
Electric railroads
(lcsh),
Hotels, taverns, etc.
(lcsh),
Maryland Hotel
(subject),
Pacific Electric Railway
(subject),
railroad features
(adlf),
Street-railroads
(lcsh),
Transportation -- Rail -- Street Railroads -- General
(file heading),
Virginia Hotel
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Long Beach
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Pasadena
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1900
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm.
(aacr2),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection)
Date Created
1900
Contributor
Craig Rasmussen Collection
(provenance)
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
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12488
Identifier
43701 (
accession number
), CHS-43701 (
call number
), CHS-43701 (
filename
), chs-m15009 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-11970 (
legacy record id
), chs-m12488 (
legacy record id
), USC-0-1-1-12643 (
legacy record id
), 1-120-126 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
11970
Unique identifier
UC130821
Legacy Identifier
CHS-43701.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
26.9 in × 20.2 in at 300dpi
68.5 cm × 51.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
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
Linked assets
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
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