Guide to the Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.
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Guide to the Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs, 1889-1972
Collection number: Mss Photo 201
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 2000
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs,
Date (inclusive): 1889-1972
Collection number: Mss Photo 201
Extent:
2623 photographic prints (ca. 2,509 photographs and 3 albums with 114 photographs
2 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Collection contains over 2,600 photographs documenting various railways and trolley lines in the United States (primarily
California) and Mexico.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Purchased, 1999 and 2000.
Preferred Citation:
Railroads and trolleys in the United States and Mexico : photographs. Mss Photo 201. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Content
Photographs document electric railroad and street-railroad lines throughout the United States, primarily in California. Cars
are identified for the following routes: Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad, Pacific Electric Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad,
Sacramento Northern Railroad, Santa Fe Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad, Temiscouata Railroad, United Railroads and Union
Pacific Railroad. Railway lines include: San Francisco Municipal Railway, California Street Cable Co., Market Street Railway,
Sacramento City Lines, Stockton Electric Railway, Eureka Municipal Railway, Visalia Electric Railway, Marysville/Yuba City
Railway, Interurban Electric Railway, San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway, Los Angeles Traction Company, Los Angeles Interurban,
Los Angeles Transit Lines, Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Co., Los Angeles Railway, Metropolitan Transit Authority Los Angeles,
Central Ca. Traction Co., San Bernardino Valley Traction Co., Redlands Central Railway Co., San Diego Electric Railway and
the Santa Barbara & Suburban Railway. Other lines include: Syracuse & Suburban Railway, Utah Idaho Central, New York Central
and South Field Beach Railroad. Photographs taken in Mexico depict railroad engines, cars and trolleys and their route names.
Autographed captions on verso of many photographs identify railroad line, car identification number, builder, seat capacity
and location. Several identify year that the train was built. The following names are stamped or written on verso of numerous
photographs: Stuart A. Liebman, C. Savage, C.W. Jernstrom, Charles M.G. Johnson, Howard E. Johnston, D.L. Joslyn, J.W. Swanberg,
A.C. Phelps, Jeffrey K. Winslow and George E. Votava
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jernstrom, C.W.
Johnson, Charles M.G.
Johnston, Howard E.
Joslyn, D.L.
Liebman, Stuart A.
Phelps, A.C.
Savage, C.
Swanberg, J.W.
Votava, George E.
Winslow, Jeffrey K.
California Street Cable Railroad Company.
Central California Traction Company.
Central Pacific.
Claremont, University & Ferry Railway.
Claremont Railway.
East Bay St. Railways.
Eureka Municipal Railway.
Fresno Traction Company.
Frisco.
Interurban Electric Railway Company.
Kentucky Traction & Terminal Company.
Kitchner & Waterloo St. Railway.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Los Angeles Interurban.
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Company.
Los Angeles Railway.
Los Angeles Traction Company.
Los Angeles Transit Lines.
Market Street Cable Railway Company.
Marysville/Yuba City Railway.
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company.
Nevada County Traction Company.
New York Central Railroad Company.
Northern Electric Railway.
Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railroad.
Oakland Traction Company.
Ontario & San Antonio Hts. Railway Company.
Pacific Electric Railway Company.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Philadelphia Transportation Company.
Point Loma Railroad Company.
Redlands Central Railway Company.
Sacramento City Lines.
Sacramento Northern Railway Company.
San Bernardino Valley Traction Company.
San Diego Electric Railway.
San Francisco Municipal Railway.
San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway.
San Jose Railroad.
Santa Barbara & Suburban Railway.
Santa Fe Central Railway Company.
Shagit River Railroad.
Southern Pacific Company.
South Field Beach Railroad.
Stockton Electric Railway.
Syracuse & Suburban Railway.
Temiscouata Railroad.
Union Pacific Railroad Company.
United Railroads of San Francisco.
Utah Idaho Central.
Visalia Electric Railway.
Electric railroads -- Trains.
Local transit -- California.
Street-railroads -- Mexico -- 20th century.
Street-railroads -- United States -- 20th century.
Railroads -- California.
Railroads -- Mexico.
Transportation.
Trolley buses.
Photoprints. ftamc.
Box 1, Folder 1
Morgan's Louisiana & Texas Railroad, 1890
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 1, Folder 2
Northwestern Pacific Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 27 photos
Box 1, Folder 3
Sacramento Northern Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 44 photos
Box 1, Folder 4
Pennsylvania Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 1, Folder 5
Sacramento Northern, 1938-1955
Physical Description: 85 photos
Box 1, Folder 6
Southern Pacific Railroad, 1935-1940
Physical Description: 5 photos
Box 1, Folder 7
Southern Pacific Railroad, 1946-1952
Physical Description: 19 photos
Box 1, Folder 8
Southern Pacific Railroad, 1971
Physical Description: 61 photos
Box 1, Folder 9
Southern Pacific Railroad, 1972
Physical Description: 30 photos
Box 1, Folder 10
Southern Pacific Railroad, 1918-1948
Physical Description: 37 photos
Box 1, Folder 11
Southern Pacific Lines, nd
Physical Description: 117 photos
Box 1, Folder 12
United Railroads, nd
Physical Description: 36 photos
Box 1, Folder 13
San Francisco Municipal Railway, 1900-1958
Physical Description: 53 photos
Box 1, Folder 14
San Francisco Municipal Railway, (cable cars), nd
Physical Description: 152 photos
Box 1, Folder 15
California Street Cable Co., 1940
Physical Description: 36 photos
Box 1, Folder 16
Market Street Railway, 1938-1941
Physical Description: 47 photos
Box 1, Folder 17
Railways in and around San Francisco, 1939-1955
Physical Description: 22 photos
Box 1, Folder 18
Sacramento City Lines1936-1946
Box 1, Folder 18
Stockton Electric Railway
Box 1, Folder 18
Marysville/Yuba City Railway
Box 1, Folder 18
San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway,
Physical Description: 31 photos
Box 1, Folder 19
Temiscouata, 1948
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 1
Los Angeles Transit Lines
Box 2, Folder 1
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Co., nd
Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 2, Folder 2
Railways in and around Los Angeles, 1889, nd
Physical Description: 30 photos
Box 2, Folder 3
Central California Traction Co.
Box 2, Folder 3
San Bernardino Valley Traction Co.
Box 2, Folder 3
Redlands Central Railway Co., 1919-1940
Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 2, Folder 4
San Diego Electric Railway
Box 2, Folder 4
Santa Barbara Suburban Railway, nd
Physical Description: 37 photos
Box 2, Folder 5
Syracuse & Suburban Railway
Box 2, Folder 5
South Field Beach Railway, 1933-1939
Physical Description: 6 photos
Box 2, Folder 6
Railroads, railways, unidentified, 1908-1947
Physical Description: 35 photos
Box 2, Folder 7
Railroad engines (Mexico), 1949-1962
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 8
Railroad cars (Mexico), 1949-1957
Physical Description: 22 photos
Box 2, Folder 9
Trolleys (Mexico), 1949-1957
Physical Description: 39 photos
Box 2, Folder 10
Landscapes (Mexico), 1949
Physical Description: 9 photos
Box 2, Folder 11
Landscapes, San Francisco, ca. 1900-1948
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 2, Folder 12
Railroads in Mexico (mini-album), nd
Physical Description: 16 photos
Box 2, Folder 13
Railroads in Mexico (album), nd
Physical Description: 70 photos
Box 2, Folder 14
Streetcars in Mexico (album), nd
Physical Description: 28 photos
Box 3, Folder 1
Pacific Electric, nd
Physical Description: 60 photos
Box 3, Folder 2
Pacific Electric, 8 of Pacific Electric stations, nd
Physical Description: 73 photos
Box 3, Folder 3
Pacific Electric, nd
Physical Description: 42 photos
Box 3, Folder 4
Pacific Electric, nd
Physical Description: 34 photos
Box 3, Folder 5
Union Pacific Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 72 photos
Box 3, Folder 6
Santa Fe Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 53 photos
Box 3, Folder 7
Key System, nd
Physical Description: 63 photos
Box 3, Folder 8
Nevada County Traction Co.
Box 3, Folder 8
Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railroad
Box 3, Folder 8
Claremont, University, and Ferries horse cart
Box 3, Folder 8
Ontario & San Antonio Railway Co.
Box 3, Folder 8
Kentucky Traction & Terminal Co.
Box 3, Folder 8
Kitchner & Waterloo Street Railway, nd
Physical Description: 33 photos
Box 3, Folder 9
Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway,
Physical Description: 13 photos
Box 3, Folder 9
Los Angeles,
Physical Description: 50 photos
Box 3, Folder 9
Metropolitan Transit Authority, nd
Physical Description: 24 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Central Pacific, 10 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Fresno Traction Co., nd
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Philadelphia Transportation Co.,nd
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., nd
Physical Description: 7 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Interurban Electric Co., 1939-1940, nd
Physical Description: 31 photos
Box 3, Folder 10
Northern Electric Railway, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 10
Frisco (Missouri), 1936-1947, nd
Physical Description: 6 photos
Box 3, Folder 11
Louisville & Nashville, 1953-1954
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 11
Glendale & Montrose, nd
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 11
Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11
Los Angeles Cable Railway, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11
La Jolla Line Railway, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11
San Diego & Southwestern Railway, 1937
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 11
Auburn & Northern Electric Railroad, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
U.S. Mail - Highway Post Office, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
Elmira Water & Power, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
Everglades, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
Evanston Railway Co., nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
Exter, Hampton & Amesbury Railway, nd
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 12
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (California Zephyr), 1953-1972
Physical Description: 2 photos
Box 3, Folder 12
Western Pacific, 1952-1953
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 12
Springfield (Massachusetts) Street Railway, 1914, nd
Physical Description: 3 photos
Box 3, Folder 12
Berkeley Ferry (restored), 1981
Physical Description: 1 photo
Box 3, Folder 12
Unidentified Los Angeles trolley, nd
Physical Description: 1 photo
