Register of the Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Railway Locomotives
MSS 438
Finding aid prepared by Mandeville Special Collections Library
Mandeville Special Collections Library
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
858-534-2533
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Copyright 2012
Descriptive Summary
Title: Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Railway Locomotives
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 438
Contributing Institution:
Mandeville Special Collections Library
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(one archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1910 - 1948
Abstract: The Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Railway Locomotives is comprised of black & white negatives and gelatin
silver prints from 1910-1948. The collection documents the San Diego & Arizona Railway and includes images of locomotive engines,
railcars, rail workers, and track scenes.
Creator:
Middlebrook, R. P.
Biography
R.P. Middlebrook worked as a locomotive engineer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). Because of his interest
in trains, he photographed, wrote about, and collected materials related to locomotives and railroad history. Several of Middlebrook's
articles were published in the
The Journal of San Diego History.
Restrictions
Original negatives are restricted; patrons can view the images online.
Acquisition Information
Not Available
Preferred Citation
Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Locomotives, MSS 438. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The Middlebrook Photographs of San Diego & Arizona Railway Locomotives is comprised of black & white negatives and prints
of locomotive engines, railcars, and track scenes in Southern California and Mexico. The images document the San Diego & Arizona
Railway (SD&A), a short line railroad founded by John D. Spreckels, later named the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway (SD&AE).
The collection is arranged in two series: 1) NEGATIVES and 2) PHOTOGRAPHS.
SERIES 1: NEGATIVES
The NEGATIVES series is comprised of forty-three images scanned from original negatives taken by R.P. Middlebrook. The bulk
of the negatives were nitrate film, which after scanning, were removed from the collection. Two original safety film negatives
remain and are restricted. A copy of Middlebrook's list of negatives is also found in the collection and the folder list was
transcribed from this list.
SERIES 2: PHOTOGRAPHS
The PHOTOGRAPHS series contains four contact prints made from the original negatives, as well as seven gelatin silver prints
from negatives not located in this collection. Along with images of locomotive engines and railroad scenes, several images
include engineers and yard crews posed with the trains. One additional photograph is labeled "Movie company in Carizzo Gorge,"
and shows a group posed with two locomotive engines.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Company -- Photographs.
San Diego & Arizona Railway -- Photographs.
Locomotives -- Arizona -- Photographs
Locomotives -- California -- San Diego -- Photographs
Locomotives -- Mexico -- Photographs
1-A10/09 46689. New at 26th & Main Sts.
1910
2-S 1893 4138. 8th St. yard. Former SP 1046
1935
2-Porter. 8th St. yard. Former SD&SE 2
1913
10-S/87 2470. Calexico. Former SD&SE 21-SP 2125
1942
11-R/81 2883. 10th St. Former SD&SE 22-SP 2112
1919
12-A 2/13 52884. Roundhouse SD. Former SD&SE 23
1945
20-B/06 29727. Roundhouse SD. Former Bullfrog-Goldfield 12
1948
23-A 2/13 52844. 10th St. Former SD&SE 23
1917
24-B 6/07 31093. Roundhouse. Former LV&T
1926
26-B 11/07 32251. Salt Lake City. Former LV&T 10
1935
27-B 12/07 32360 Roundhouse. Former LV&T 11
1942
41-GE-Sch 3766. 12th St. Former MN&S-SD&SE
1945
42-GE-Sch 3767. Santa Fe Station. Former MN&S-SD&SE
1935
43-GE-Sch 3707. 13th St. Former BR&P
1935
50-B 1/11 35953. National City Troop train from Tijuana
1916
50 - In Sweetwater River during 1916 flood
1916
50 - In Sweetwater River
1916
50 - 10th St. Bought new
1935
101-A 12/14 54664. Santa Fe Station. Bought new
1935
103-S/07 31453. Roundhouse. Former SP 2523
1934
104-B/04 23899. Roundhouse. Former SP 2712
1935
105-SP Shop, LA, 1918. Roundhouse. Former SP 2843
1936
208 - Coach, bought new. 10th St.
1930
Box 1, Folder 1
1175 - Former Parlor-cafe. Bought from SP
1945
Restrictions
Original negative located in AN5/M438/1. Restrictions Apply.
Three engine train near Dos Cabasos
1946
Box 1, Folder 1
Hipass
1947
Restrictions
Original negative located in AN5/M438/2. Restrictions Apply.
Bridge over highway 94, near Hipass
1943
Carrizo Gorge, Big slide
ca. 1922
Carrizo Gorge, Big slide
ca. 1922
Carrizo Gorge, Big slide
ca. 1922
Bridge bypass slide
ca. 1922
Carrizo Gorge Station
1923
Box 1, Folder 2
Copy of Middlebrook's negative list
Box 1, Folder 3
Contact prints from negatives
Box 1, Folder 4
Photographs, not from negatives
1947 & undated
SD&AE 451, near Dos Cabasos
undated
Elks Special - Engineer: Earl Youngs; Fire: Ed Enright
undated
SD&AE at E Street
undated
SD&AE, Coyote Wells
undated
SD&AE X2360, Coyote Wells, Calif.
January 20, 1947
Movie company in Carrizo Gorge
[1920s]
