Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad route map and freight bills, 1913-1934
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
- Abstract:
- Documents of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, California.
- Extent:
- 0.20 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad route map and freight bills, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The map is entitled "Exhibit A: L. A. & S. L. R. R. Los Angeles Division Plan of Interlocker Crucero, Cal." It was approved by both the Los Angeles & Salt Lake City Railroad and the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, October 1913. There are also 85 freight bills, all from 1934, for goods being shipped on the railroad.
- Biographical / historical:
-
The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad served eastern California and southwestern Nevada; it operated from 1907 to 1940. It was largely used to haul borax from Francis Mason Smith's Pacific Coast Borax Company mine, east of Death Valley, but it also hauled other items and had connections with several other railroads in California.
- Acquisition information:
- Provenance unknown. In library as of January 2023.
- Processing information:
-
Processed by Brooke M. Black, April 2023.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
-
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad route map and freight bills, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
-
1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191